JAMA comment to U.S. International Trade Commission on US-TPP FTA, Including Japan

Dear Ms. Barton:
I am the General Director of the Washington Office of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) and I hereby submit comments on behalf of JAMA. JAMA appreciates the opportunity to present its views in response to the U.S. Trade Representative’s May, 7, 2013 request for comments regarding “Participation of Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Negotiations.”

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Understand the real reasons for current auto market share in Japan, and seize trade talk’s full opportunities

President Barack Obama has embarked on a bold effort toward a free trade agreement for the Pacific Rim. This Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) promises a dramatic increase in trade, investment, economic growth and jobs.

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda supports this effort and is working with the president to bring Japan into the negotiations. The TPP offers a historic opportunity to serve consumers in a vast region of the world. It should include Japan and move forward expeditiously

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