EPA/FTA/Economic Frameworks

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: IPEF

IPEF under Negotiation

Multilateral Negotiations

Minister Nishimura Attends the Ministerial Discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity
(December 20, 2022)

Minister Nishimura Attends the Ministerial Discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity (September 13, 2022)

Ministerial Discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity Held (July 27, 2022)

Informal Ministerial Discussion on the Trade Pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for Prosperity Held (June 13, 2022)

Regarding the Launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) (May 23, 2022)

Economic Partnership Agreement: EPA/Free Trade Agreement: FTA

EPA/FTAs under Negotiation

Multilateral Negotiations

【China-Japan-Korea】

Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held (November 26, 2019)

Bilateral Negotiations

【Bangladesh】

Launching of the Joint Study Group on the possibility of a Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (December 12, 2022)

【Israel】

Launching of the Joint Study Group on the possibility of a Japan-Israel Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (November 22, 2022)

【Turkey】

Seventeenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (September 26, 2019)

Sixteenth Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (August 2, 2019)

EPA/FTAs Entered into Force

Multilateral Negotiations

【EU】

The Launch of the Japan-EU Digital Partnership (May 12, 2022）

METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Annual Meeting of EU-Japan Business Round Table (November 6, 2020）

【RCEP】

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will Enter into Force in Indonesia (November 7, 2022)

First Meeting of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Joint Committee Held (April 27, 2022)

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will Enter into Force in Malaysia (January 18, 2022)

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will enter into force in Republic of Korea (December 6, 2021)

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will enter into force on January 1, 2022 (November 3, 2021)

Scope of the Act on Issuance of Certificates of Origin under Economic Partnership Agreement Added to RCEP Agreement (June 22, 2021)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed (November 15, 2020)

Preparatory Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held(November 10, 2020)

METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting (October 14, 2020)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be Held (October 13, 2020)

METI Minister Kajiyama Attends Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting(August 27, 2020)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held (August 25, 2020)

Thirty-First Round of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (July 7, 2020)

METI Minister Kajiyama Attends the 10th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting (June 23, 2020)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be Held (June 22, 2020)

Thirtieth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (May 13, 2020)

The 29th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Trade Negotiating Committee Meeting (RCEP TNC) Issues Joint Statement (April 30, 2020)

Twenty-ninth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)(April 16, 2020)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Preparation Meeting and Signing Ceremony on Collaboration Projects between Japanese and Thai Companies to be Held (October 31, 2019)

RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held (October 11, 2019)

Twenty-Eighth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (September 17, 2019)

The ASEAN Economic Minister (AEM)-METI Consultation and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting to be Held (September 3, 2019)

METI Minister Seko Visits the People’s Republic of China (August 5, 2019)

RCEP Ministerial Meeting to be Held (August 1, 2019)

Twenty-Seventh Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (July 19, 2019)

Twenty-Sixth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (June 18, 2019)

METI Minister Seko Visits the Kingdom of Cambodia (March 3, 2019)

Seventh Ministerial Meeting for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to be Held (March 1, 2019)

Twenty-fifth Round of Negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (February 14, 2019)

Division in Charge

Economic Partnership Division, Trade Policy Bureau