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WTO Negotiations
Overall
- WTO Doha Round: Statement by Mr Toshihiro NIKAI, Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the release of the chairman’s revised text on Rules (anti-dumping) (PDF:43KB) (December 25)

- Statement by Minister Toshihiro Nikai, on the WTO Ministerial (December 15, 2008)

- Teleconference with Ambassador Schwab(Comments by Minister Toshihiro Nikai)
- Statement by Mr.Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on Anti-dumping Negotiations under the WTO
- Initial Response to the Issuance of the Report by the Chairman on Elements Required for the Completion of the Services Negotiations
(May 28, 2008) (PDF:36KB)

- As for the new Revised Draft Modality for NAMA (Non-Agricultural Market Access), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Government of Japan made an initial comment. (May 22, 2008) (PDF:34KB)

- Japan's Initial Response to the Issuing of the Chairs' Texts on Draft Modalities of Agriculture and NAMA in the DDA (July 19, 2007) (PDF:40KB)

- Joint Statement on DDA From Norihiko Akagi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (June 22, 2007)(PDF:13.7KB)

- Comment by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda Negotiations Proposals on Proceedings under the Article (August 1, 2006)(PDF:22.6KB)

- Statement by Minister, Toshihiro Nikai At the Heads of Delegations Meeting (July 24 , 2006)
- A look back at the WTO Doha Ministerial Conference in Doha (June 5, 2002)
- Comment by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Launch of the new WTO Round at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar (November 15, 2001)

- Statement by Minister Hiranuma on the fourth WTO Ministerial Meeting (November 14, 2001)
NAMA (Negotiating Group on Market Access)
Service
- Japan's Conditional Revised Offer (June 24, 2005)(PDF:334KB)

- Draft Annex on Domestic Regulation (May 2, 2003) (PDF:575KB)

- Japan's Conditional Initial Offer ( April 7, 2003)(PDF:209KB)

- Negotiating Proposal on Education Services (March 15, 2002) (PDF:86KB)

- Proposal on Energy Services (October 19, 2001) (PDF:23KB)

- MFN Exemption: Analysis and Proposal (May 14, 2001)(PDF:43KB)

- METI Proposal on WTO's approach to E-commerce (July 6, 2001) (PDF:57KB)

- Proposal on Movement of Natural Persons (July 6, 2001) (PDF:105KB)

- MITI's Proposal for WTO E-Commerce Initiative (Second Draft) (October 19, 2000)
- MITI's Proposal for WTO E-Commerce Initiative (First Draft) (July 10, 2000)
- Is Electronic Commerce an Issue for the WTO in the 21st Century? (November, 1999) (PDF file)
- Is the Comprehensive Approach a Road to Success in Seattle? (November 30, 1999) (PDF file)
- Electronic Commerce on WTO (May 18, 1999)
Rules (WTO Negotiating Group on Rules)
- Proposals on the Prohibition of Zeroing (April 24, 2006) (PDF:393KB)

- Revised Proposal on the Submission of Data Held by Affiliated Parties (April 24, 2006) (PDF:210KB)

- Proposal on Procedure of Providing Non-Confidential Application (April 24, 2006) (PDF:106KB)

- Proposals on Sunset (March 6, 2006) (PDF:343KB)

- Proposals on the Mandatory Application of the Lesser Duty Rule (March 3, 2006) (PDF:322KB)

- Further Submission of Proposals on Sunset (October 17, 2005) (PDF:93KB)

- Further Proposal on the Submission of Data Concerning Affiliated Parties (October 14, 2005) (PDF:129KB)

- Proposal on Dumped Imports (September 28, 2005) (PDF:203KB)

- Further Submission on Public Interest (July 1, 2005) (PDF:279KB)

- Proposals on Proceedings under Article 11.2 (July 1, 2005) (PDF:221KB)

- Issue Related to Article 6.10, Including "Limited Examination", and Article 9.4 "All Other's Rate " (June 10, 2005) (PDF:470KB)

- Further Submission on Proposals on Proceedings under Article 9 (May 13, 2005) (PDF:343KB)

- Further Submission of Proposals on the Mandatory Application of the Lesser Duty Rule (May 13, 2005) (PDF:343KB)

- Illustrative List of Benchmarks for Determinations of Material Injury and Causation (May 13, 2005) (PDF:426KB)

- Second Submission of Proposals on the Determination of Injury (March 23, 2005) (PDF:80KB)

- Proposal on the Definition of Domestic Industry Article 4.1 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement (ADA) (December 2, 2004) (PDF:457KB)

- Senior Officials' Statement on Anti-Dumping Negotiations (February 12, 2003)
- Third Contribution to Discussion of the Negotiating Group on Rules on Anti-dumping Measures (November 15, 2002) (PDF:18KB)

- General Contribution to the Discussion of the Negotiating Group on Rules on Anti-dumping Measures (November 15, 2002) (PDF:15KB)

- Some Facts on Anti-Dumping Issues (November 30, 1999) (PDF file)
Development
Others
WTO: Dispute Settlement
United States: Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews (WT/DS322)
- Statement by Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano
on Zeroing in the United States Antidumping Procedures under the WTO Dispute Settlement Updated on February 6, 2012
- The U.S. commits to comply with WTO recommendations on the zeroing dispute with Japan Updated on February 6, 2012
- Press release (January 10, 2007) (PDF:83KB)

- Statement by Minister Amari, Minister of (January 9, 2007) (PDF:11KB)

- Report of the Appellate Body (January 9, 2007) (PDF:456KB)

- Opening Statement of Japan (November 20, 2006) (PDF:55KB)

- Japan's Closing Statement (November 20, 2006) (PDF:12KB)

- Japan's Comments on the United States Response to Japan's Second Opening Statement and its Responses to the Panel's Second Set of Questions (November 2, 2005) (PDF:89KB)

- Japan's Answers to the Panel's Questions after the Second Substantive Meeting (October 19, 2005) (PDF:105KB)

- Appellant's Submission of Japan (October 18, 2005) (PDF:316KB)

- Japan's Closing Statement at the Second Meeting with the Panel (September 16, 2005) (PDF:43KB)

- Japan's Opening Statement at the Second Meeting with the Panel (September 15, 2005) (PDF:107KB)

- Executive Summary (PDF:60KB)

- Japan's Rebuttal Submission (August 12, 2005) (PDF:170KB)

- Executive Summary (PDF:82KB)

- Japan's Answers to the Panel's Questions after the First Substantive Meeting (July 20, 2005) (PDF:183KB)

- Japan's Closing Statement at the First Meeting with the Panel (June 29, 2005) (PDF:21KB)

- Japan's Opening Statement at the First Meeting with the Panel (June 28, 2005) (PDF:129KB)

- Executive Summary (PDF:102KB)

- Japan's First Written Submission (May 9, 2005) (PDF:365KB)

- Executive Summary (PDF:101KB)

- Exhibit JPN-1: Statement of Valerie Owenby (PDF:197KB)

- Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Japan (February 4, 2005) (PDF:48KB)

- Request for WTO consultations by Japan (November 24, 2004) (PDF:48KB)

- Press release: Request for WTO consultations
United States: Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain Steel Products (WT/DS249)
United States: Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products (WT/DS184)
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