Going by the statements of the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan's top priority with regards to regional and … that Japan is economically interested in the whole Southeast Asia, and not in any single country in it. This is because the … Southeast Asian market is big, but the market of a single country in it is small. Japan's next target is Mexico, since Mexico …

rapidly and the cost of medical and caregiving services in Japan remains to be one of the highest in the world, tourism …

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement is envisioned to further boost Japan's ODA to the Philippines …

Agriculture is a sensitive issue for both the Philippines and Japan. Thus, promoting economic cooperation cannot be a … concessions in other industries/sectors, e.g., retirement, contract workers, etc. Japan's tariff rates are lower than the …

The paper provides a background for services trade negotiations with Japan. It summarizes various discussions on … based on existing multilateral and regional commitments of the Philippines and Japan, and suggests a few key points in … different services sector that can help the Philippines benefit more from a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. …

structures, Japan will stand to benefit more in terms of enhanced market access under the JPEPA. Second, there are indications … that Philippine exports to Japan are well placed to satisfy varying levels of ROO restrictions under a value added approach …. Third, the existing bilateral template on the ROO under the Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement (JSEPA) will not …

Philippine exports to Japan in 2002, were included in the study. For Philippine industries to gain, market access issues on trade … complementary counterparts in ASEAN countries to serve the Japanese market should be explored especially given that an ASEAN-Japan …