Edano takes part in online discussion on TPP

Edano takes part in online discussion on TPP

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L) takes part in the government's first online open discussion on the issue of whether Japan should join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, with Koichi Kato (2nd from R), chairman of the joint association of Seikatsu Club consumers' cooperatives, and others at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2011.

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