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The agreement reached after years of negotiations is forecast to boost trade by more than £30 billion a year.
The UK won't be able to roll over an EU trade deal with Japan in time for a no-deal Brexit, Trade Secretary Liam Fox has said.
Tokyo and London seek to quickly seal a post-Brexit deal to take effect 2021.
Ministers refuse to release secret studies believed to show little gain from trade deals with US and Asia
16/02/2020
‘If the government thought it had a very strong case they would publish these studies ... it’s an indication that there’s nothing there’
Should the aim be limiting damage or designing a bold future? / Japanese negotiators remain skeptical about the U.K.’s ability to handle multiple FTA negotiations simultaneously / What is evident, however, is that no country wants to conclude a definitive trade deal with the U.K. without knowing the final shape of the EU-U.K. partnership.
The U.K.’s hopes of a swift trade deal with Japan will ultimately rest on a successful resolution to the main talks between London and the European Union on a new trading arrangement, some experts say.
Negotiator Hiroshi Matsuura says Japan is giving U.K. six weeks to strike a post-Brexit trade deal.
Despite hopes for a good free trade deal with Japan, the United Kingdom is unlikely to improve on the recent agreement between Tokyo and Brussels, and could end up worse off, experts say.
Britain could be pressured into bad deal to replace EU's agreement with East Asian country.
Another Brexit advertising campaign. They've replaced sporting events as signs of the changing seasons. Instead of Wimbledon or the Olympics, we get Michael Gove talking gibberish on television and further millions poured into preparedness exercises for an outcome with no tangible benefits.
The world's biggest such deal, it covers nearly a third of global GDP and 635 million people.
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Trade: First year of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement shows growth in EU exports - European Commission
31/01/2020
1 February 2020 marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). In the first ten months following the implementation of the agreement, EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6% compared to the same period the year before.
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No 10 had ‘change of attitude’ after pressure from business, says commissioner.
LONDON — Britain and Japan were unable to announce a new trade deal Friday after two days of intense high-level political negotiations in London.
Negotiations hit snag as trade secretary Liz Truss insists on preferential treatment for Britain’s blue cheese makers.
Consensus crumbles after Liz Truss reportedly sought to make the cheese a part of negotiations.
Post-Brexit trade deal: Why Stilton cheese is causing a stink in negotiations between the UK and Japan
11/08/2020
Trade Secretary Liz Truss is hoping a win for Stilton would leave Britain in better stead after leaving the EU.
Doubts are growing in Whitehall that a UK-Japan trade deal will be completed by next week’s deadline, despite Downing Street saying just yesterday the target would be met.