(1) FTA/EPA

• What are EPAs/FTAs?
• Basic Policy on Comprehensive Economic Partnerships (Cabinet Decision) (November 9, 2010) (PDF: 45KB)

• Results of the seventh meeting of the Joint Study Committee for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (December 16, 2011 ) Press Release
• The Seventh Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (December 8, 2011 ) Press Release
• The Sixth Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (August 29, 2011 ) Press Release
• The Fifth Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (June 24, 2011 ) Press Release
• The Third Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (December 3, 2010 ) Press Release
• The Second Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (September 3, 2010 ) Press Release
• Results of the Joint Study for an FTA among China, Japan, and Korea (May 7, 2010 ) Press Release

• The 14th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (February 7, 2012) Press Release
• Results of the 13th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (December 21, 2011 ) Press Release

• The 2nd Meeting of the Joint Study Group of Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (November 2, 2010) Press Release
• 1st Joint Study Group on Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership (June 21, 2010) Press Release

• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership (January 24, 2012)  Press Release
• Cabinet Ordinance to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Issuance of Certificates of Origin Pursuant to the Economic Partnership Agreement (January 6, 2012)  Press Release
• Conclusion of Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations (November 14, 2010)  Press Release
• Commencement of Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations (April 14, 2009) Press Release

• Entry into Force of the Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (August 1, 2011)Press Release
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India (June 30, 2011)Press Release
• Signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India (February 15, 2011)Press Release
• Agreement in principle on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement (September 9, 2010) Press Release

• Philippines’ notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (June 16, 2010) Press Release
• Cambodia's notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (November 30, 2009) Press Release
• Thailand's notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (May 18, 2009) Press Release
• Malaysia’s notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (January 23, 2009) Press Release
• Brunei’s notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (December 16, 2008) Press Release
• Notification of the entry into force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement (October 21, 2008) Press Release

• How to enjoy preferential tariff rates through EPAs/FTAs (PDF: 1.7MB)

		Date of Signature	Date of entry into force
Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership between Japan and the Swiss Confederation		2009.2.19	2009.9.1
Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for an Economic Partnership		2008.12.25	2009.10.1
Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations		2008.4.14	2008.12.1
Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Indonesia for an Economic Partnership		2007.8.20	2008.7.1
Agreement between Japan and Brunei Darussalam for an Economic Partnership		2007.6.18	2008.7.31
Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand for an Economic Partnership		2007.4. 3	2007.11.1
Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership		2007.3.27	2007.9.3
Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines for an Economic Partnership		2006. 9. 9	2008.12.11
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Malaysia for an Economic Partnership		2005.12.13	2006. 7.13
Agreement between Japan and the United Mexican States for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership		2004.9.17	2005.4.1
Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for A New-Age Economic Partnership		2002. 1.13	2006.11.30

(2) BIT

• Signing of Investment Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Colombia(September 9, 2011) Press Release
• Japan's Policies and Strategies on International Investment Agreement(July 2008)(PDF: 1.9MB)
• Announcement of the First Seminar on the Investment Treaty and the Economic Partnership Agreement (Investment Chapters) Press Release

		Date of Signature	Date of entry into force
Agreement Between Japan and the Republic of Peru for the Promotion, Protection and Liberalization of Investment (PDF:818KB)		2008.11.21	2009.12.10
Agreement Between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:506KB)		2008.8.15	2009.9.24
Agreement between Japan and the Lao People's Democratic Republic for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment		2008.1.16	2008.8.3
Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Cambodia for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:198KB)		2007.6.14	2008.7.31
Agreement between Japan and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:76KB)		2003.11.14	2004.12.19
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Korea for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:98KB)		2002. 5.22	2003. 1. 1
Agreement between Japan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:611KB)		1998. 3.10	2002. 5.29
Agreement between Japan and Mongolia Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:570KB)		2001. 2.15	2002. 3.24
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:686KB)		1998.11.13	2000. 5.27
Agreement between Japan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investment (PDF:638KB)		1998.11.10	1999. 8.25
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Hong Kong for the Promotion and Protection of Investment		1997. 5.15	1997. 6.18
Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Turkey Concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment		1992. 2.12	1993. 3.12
Agreement between Japan and the People's Republic of China Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment		1988. 8.27	1989. 5.14
Agreement between Japan and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Concerning the Promotion and Protection of Investment		1982. 3. 1	1982. 8. 4
Agreement between Japan and the Arab Republic of Egypt Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment		1977. 1.28	1978. 1.14

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