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U.S. TPP negotiator speaks after talks with Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2015, after Trans-Pacific Partnership working-level talks with Japan.

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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)

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Japan, U.S. bilateral talks over automotive trade

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori (L), Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington, the United States, on Nov. 3, 2014, prior to their talks over the issue of automotive trade, in which they failed to reach a major agreement. (Pool photo)

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Japan's TPP negotiator speaks after meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, answers reporters' questions at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, after meeting with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative. Oe said the two sides "made progress" but there are "a pile of things we need to do."

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U.S. urges Japan to take "bold" steps in TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, after a meeting on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal with Japanese representatives. Cutler said Japan needs to take "bold" steps toward concluding the free trade talks, noting that difficult issues remain between Japan and the United States.

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Japan, U.S. see little progress in TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after meeting with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, over Tokyo's proposed exceptions for key farm products to tariff elimination under the Pacific free trade initiative. Oe said they made only very limited progress in their talks.

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Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe (2nd from L), Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and Wendy Cutler (far R), acting deputy U.S. trade representative, head for their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2014, over Tokyo's proposed exceptions for key farm products to tariff elimination under the Pacific free trade initiative. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. resume bilateral TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe (L), Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2014, before their talks over Tokyo's proposed exceptions for key farm products to tariff elimination under the Pacific free trade initiative. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. take step forward in beef, pork tariffs talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief TPP negotiator of Japan, speaks to reporters in Washington on Aug. 5, 2014, after the two-day talks with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler. Oe said the two countries took a "step forward" in negotiations over Japan's proposed exceptional tariffs on beef and pork under a Pacific Rim free trade agreement.

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Japan, U.S. resume talks on market access for beef, pork

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (far L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, and Wendy Cutler (far R), acting deputy U.S. trade representative, meet in Washington D.C. on Aug. 4, 2014 to negotiate market access for agricultural products under Pacific Rim free trade initiative. (Pool photo)

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Auto talks with U.S. at crucial stage: Japan official

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori, who serves as Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, speaks to reporters in Washington on July 18, 2014, after talks with Wendy Cutler, deputy acting U.S. trade representative. Mori said the two countries failed to make major progress in work on bridging gaps over automotive trade in connection with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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Japan, U.S. to meet again Aug. on TPP-related issues

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, attends a press conference in Washington, the United States, on July 15, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler. Using a mountain climbing analogy, he hinted the two sides had made headway on some sticking points, telling reporters, "The fog has lifted...Now I can see the summit."

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Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, auto

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington, the United States, on July 14, 2014, before resuming a series of meetings on tariffs on agriculture produce under a Pacific Rim free trade pact and bilateral trade of automobiles. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, auto

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, heads to negotiations with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, in Washington, the United States, on July 14, 2014. They resumed a series of meetings on tariffs on agriculture produce under a Pacific Rim free trade pact and bilateral trade of automobiles.

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U.S. calls for further efforts by Japan to open up auto market

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mori, Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, speaks to reporters at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 2, 2014, after a three-day meeting with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative.

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U.S. calls for further efforts by Japan to open up auto market

TOKYO, Japan - Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, speaks to reporters at Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 2, 2014, after wrapping up a three-day meeting with Takeo Mori, Japanese ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe (R), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands before their talks on the Pacific free trade pact in Tokyo on June 30, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. make headway on TPP auto access issues

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Mori, a senior official of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, attends a press conference in Washington, the United States, on June 10, 2014, following two-day talks with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative. Japan and the United States moved closer to final negotiations over access to the Japanese automotive market under a U.S.-led Pacific free trade initiative.

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Japan, U.S. apart over market access in post-Singapore follow-up

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks to reporters in Washington on May 30, 2014, after his two-day talks with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative. The two countries remained divided on market access under a potential TPP, making a bilateral deal unlikely before the next plenary session in July of the 12-nation initiative.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands before their talks on the Pacific free trade initiative in Washington on May 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative.

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Japan-U.S. TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Wendy Cutler (L), acting deputy U.S. trade representative, and Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, shake hands before holding bilateral working-level talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014 (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Wendy Cutler (L), acting deputy U.S. trade representative, and Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, head for their bilateral working-level talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. TPP talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington on April 15, 2014. The trade officials held a preparatory session the same day for ministerial talks on the thorny issue of tariffs on agricultural produce in the TPP negotiations.

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Japan, U.S. fail to make progress in TPP talks before Obama visit

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, speaks to reporters in Washington on March 28, 2014, after two days of talks with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler. Oe said the two countries remain apart over the TPP.

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Japan, U.S. hold TPP talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (R), deputy chief TPP negotiator of Japan, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, hold talks on tariffs in relation to the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, in Washington on March 11, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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TPP talks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's deputy chief negotiator Hiroshi Oe (L) and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014, before bilateral working-level talks concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. Tokyo and Washington held the talks in parallel with a chief negotiators' conference being held in Singapore. (Pool photo)

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TPP talks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's deputy chief negotiator Hiroshi Oe (L) and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, head for bilateral working-level talks concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014. Tokyo and Washington held the talks in parallel with a chief negotiators' conference being held in Singapore. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. TPP-linked talks

TOKYO, Japan - Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2013. She held talks with Takeo Mori, Japan's ambassador for economic diplomacy, as Japan and the United States held their first round of bilateral trade negotiations that are linked to the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations involving 10 other nations.

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Japan-U.S. TPP-linked talks

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mori, Japan's ambassador for economic diplomacy, answers reporters' questions after talks with Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2013. Japan and the United States held their first round of bilateral trade negotiations that are linked to the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations involving 10 other nations.

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Japan-U.S. TPP-linked talks

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos show Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) and Takeo Mori, Japan's ambassador for economic diplomacy, meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2013. Japan and the United States launched bilateral trade negotiations on autos and nontariff barriers in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks Japan joined the previous month.

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Assistant U.S. trade representative

WASHINGTON, United States - Wendy Cutler, assistant U.S. trade representative in charge of Japanese affairs, speaks during a public hearing in Washington on July 2, 2013, on Japan's proposed participation in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Wendy S. Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, appears before a Senate Committee on Finance - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing to examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Wendy S. Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, appears before a Senate Committee on Finance - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing to examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Wendy S. Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, appears before a Senate Committee on Finance - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing to examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Wendy S. Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, appears before a Senate Committee on Finance - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing to examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Wendy S. Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, appears before a Senate Committee on Finance - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness hearing to examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese, U.S. negotiators look back on TPP talks

Akira Amari, the Japanese minister for economic and fiscal policy, gives a lecture in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2015, as he and a U.S. negotiator in the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler, looked back on the negotiations. Amari said the TPP agreement will give Japan a great opportunity for crafting a strategy for growth and that the country will release by the end of the year an estimate for its impact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, U.S. negotiators look back on TPP talks

Wendy Cutler, former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, gives a lecture in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2015, as she and a top Japanese negotiator in the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari, looked back on the negotiations. Cutler said that Japan was a key ally of the United States in pushing the TPP talks, and expressed hope that the close ties between the two nations will continue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan "big partner" in TPP talks: former U.S. negotiator

Wendy Cutler, former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, gives a lecture in New York on Nov. 16, 2015, during an event at Asia Society, where she was recently appointed as vice president of the organization's Asia Society Policy Institute. Cutler said that Japan was a key ally of the United States in pushing the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks and will benefit greatly from the pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hurdles left in Japan-U.S. TPP talks, ministers to handle key issues

Combination photo taken July 10, 2015, in Tokyo shows Hiroshi Oe (L), Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative. They met with reporters after completing their two-day working-level talks, prior to the ministerial meeting of all 12 member countries from July 28 to 31 in Hawaii. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume talks on TPP

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) and Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative, head to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Japan and the United States resumed working-level TPP talks on the day, ahead of a crucial ministerial meeting of all 12 negotiating members in late July at which they will seek to reach a broad agreement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume talks on TPP

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) shakes hands with Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative, prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 9, 2015. Japan and the United States resumed working-level TPP talks on the day, ahead of a crucial ministerial meeting of all 12 negotiating members in late July at which they will seek to reach a broad agreement. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. seek to advance TPP talks before summit

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) shakes hands with Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative, ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 15, 2015. Japan and the United States resumed working-level TPP talks the same day, aiming to narrow their differences over remaining bilateral issues before their leaders hold a summit later in the month. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. seek to advance TPP talks before summit

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) shakes hands with Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade initiative, ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 15, 2015. Japan and the United States resumed working-level TPP talks the same day, aiming to narrow their differences over remaining bilateral issues before their leaders hold a summit later in the month. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's auto, agriculture "major challenges" in TPP talks: Cutler

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler makes a speech to the Japan Society in New York on March 30, 2015. Cutler said that the Japanese automotive and agricultural industries remain two areas of "major challenges" in negotiating a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No major progress in latest Japan-U.S. TPP talks

Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator at the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact talks, meets with reporters in Tokyo on March 6, 2015, after meeting with Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler. While Oe said there are "problems that have been newly recognized," Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the TPP negotiations, said no major progress was made during the latest working-level talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume TPP negotiations

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) and Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact Hiroshi Oe head to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. resume TPP negotiations

Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler (L) and Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact Hiroshi Oe shake hands before their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo