Japan has so far been reluctant to open the negotiations for fear that Japan has to open politically sensitive markets such as agriculture. Instead, it has hoped to push Washington back to multilateral frameworks such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
In a bid to mitigate U.S. pressure, Tokyo has sent its Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, but no positive fruits have been reported yet.
The first round of U.S.-Japan high-level dialogues have reportedly failed due to their differences on the FTA. Their second round talk is due on Sept. 24.
Before leaving for the United States, Abe has told Japanese media that he will not commit to more than what he has promised in TPP agreement. As for bilateral disagreement on car export, the two sides shall deal with it by strictly abiding by WTO rules, he argued.
WIDENING GAP ON DPRK
The recent positive momentum on the denuclearization of the Koran Peninsula can be another issue that will witness widening U.S. gap with Japan.
For all its worth, the DPRK's latest initiatives on the denuclearization has cheered the Trump administration up a lot, which has been embarrassed for lacking of substantive progress in its talks with the DRPK.
U.S. earnestness has been more evident than ever due to the upcoming mid-term elections: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said soon after the inter-Korean summit that the United States is ready to transform its relations with the DPRK immediately, and he hopes to travel to Pyongyang soon to prepare for the second summit between Trump and DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un.
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