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TARIFFS

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2013
Abe under pressure from his party to protect 'sacred five'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing severe resistance from his ruling Liberal Democratic Party on plans to potentially scrap import tariffs on some of Japan's "sacred five" agricultural products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2013
EU warns of duties on Chinese solar panels
The European Union's trade chief vowed Tuesday to tax Chinese solar panels next month in the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, while urging China's exporters to boost prices in return for an eventual end to the tariffs.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2013
Rough seas ahead for Japan
The prime minister should not entertain the delusion that membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will automatically strengthen Japan's economy.

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