Pacific Nations Cup holders Japan saw their hopes of retaining the title extinguished Sunday as they crashed to Tonga 24-20 in Tokyo. full story ![]()

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bbci.co.uk (1 month and 18 days ago)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Friday that Tokyo will seek to join talks on a U.S.-led Pacific free trade pact which proponents say will help tap vibrant regional growth, open Japan to tougher competition and create momentum for reforms needed to revive the long-stagnant economy.
reuters.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
THE US says admitting Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be a key step in the deal that would account for some 40 per cent of the global economy.
news.com.au (2 months and 7 days ago)
foxbusiness.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
foxbusiness.com (3 months and 7 days ago)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States have agreed on a deal to allow Tokyo to join talks on a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade pact that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making a keystone of his strategy to open Japan's economy and spur long-sought growth.
reuters.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Prime Minister Shinzo said Japan will join talks on a Pacific trade pact that would open up protected industries.
cnbc.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe portrayed the Trans-Pacific Partnership as Japan’s “last chance” to remain an economic power in Asia.
nytimes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)

Luke Stimson, 38, had been attempting to sail from Osaka, Japan, to Southampton with Laura Vernon, 35, when he fell overboard into the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of Sunday.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 19 days ago)
Japan won its bid to enter talks on a massive Pacific trade pact today after winning over its last opponent, Canada, for a proposed agreement that would account for more than 40 per cent of the global economy.
indiatimes.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
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