OFFICEOFTHEUNITEDSTATESTRADEREPRESENTATIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON,D.C.
Japan’s Readiness for a High-Standard Agreement Through our bilateral consultations, the United States has placed a strong emphasis on ensuring that Japan, should it join the TPP negotiations, is prepared to conclude the kind of high standard trade agreement being negotiated by the current 11 TPP partners. In response, and in a Joint Statement with the United States on February 22, Japan made clear that it will subject all goods to negotiation and will join others to achieve a high standard and comprehensive agreement as described in the Outlines of the TPP Agreement announced by TPP leaders on November 12, 2011.