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Stalling talks set back hopes for TPP as catalyst for reform

Slow progress in the talks aimed at setting up the Trans-Pacific Partnership has set back hopes that the trade deal could be a catalyst for structural reform in Japan. Japan’s high tariffs on many agricultural products remain a major obstacle to an agreement, but they are far from the only one.

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