Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks in Tokyo

Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's deputy chief negotiator Hiroshi Oe (R) and Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler are pictured at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, prior to their talks over bilateral outstanding issues related to market access for agricultural products and autos under a 12-country Pacific free trade initiative. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman are pictured during a joint press conference of participants after a ministerial meeting of the 12-country TPP free trade talks in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (L) and Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, converse after a joint press conference of participants after a ministerial meeting of the 12-country TPP free trade talks in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Participants hold a joint press conference after a ministerial meeting of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari(L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman converse before a joint press conference of participants after a ministerial meeting of the 12-country TPP free trade talks in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (R), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo converse before their talks on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the 12-country TPP free trade negotiations in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks in Singapore

TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (R), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo (L) hold talks on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the 12-country TPP free trade negotiations in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

TPP talks

TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, speaks with reporters ahead of the second day of a TPP ministerial conference in Singapore on May 20, 2014.

Japan minister says TPP trade chiefs unlikely to meet in Aug.

Japan minister says TPP trade chiefs unlikely to meet in Aug.

Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari speaks in a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Amari admitted in a press conference the same day that it will be difficult to reconvene a meeting of trade ministers on the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative by the end of August as initially sought. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Abe stresses continued efforts to clinch TPP deal

Abe stresses continued efforts to clinch TPP deal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) speaks during a meeting between the government, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2015. Abe said Japan will continue efforts toward clinching a 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal after ministerial talks in Hawaii failed to secure an agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese farmers urge gov't to protect key items before TPP talks

Japanese farmers urge gov't to protect key items before TPP talks

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, talks with reporters after meeting with Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari in Tokyo on July 27, 2015. Banzai urged the nation's minister in charge of a 12-country Pacific Rim free trade initiative to protect key farm products ahead of his departure for Hawaii to attend ministerial talks on the trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese farmers urge gov't to protect key items before TPP talks

Japanese farmers urge gov't to protect key items before TPP talks

Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari meets with representatives of Japanese farmers in Tokyo on July 27, 2015. The farmers requested the nation's minister in charge of a 12-country Pacific Rim free trade initiative to protect key farm products ahead of his departure for Hawaii to attend ministerial talks on the trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's TPP minister, New Zealand trade minister

Japan's TPP minister, New Zealand trade minister

Akira Amari (R), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shakes hands with New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser ahead of their talks at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 25, 2015. Japan-New Zealand negotiations on the 12-country Pacific Rim free trade initiative are making slower progress compared to bilateral talks with other member countries, Amari told reporters after the talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks in Tokyo

Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's deputy chief negotiator Hiroshi Oe (R) and Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler are pictured at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, prior to their talks over bilateral outstanding issues related to market access for agricultural products and autos under a 12-country Pacific free trade initiative. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)