With the basic agreement of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) now set, the various heads of the governments involved are busy to pass the local legislative changes needed to make the pact happen.
Earlier this week I traveled to Kochi city to participate in a seminar designed to help Kochi Prefectural tourism-related officials understand what might bring more foreign travelers there.
Earlier this week, the trade ministers from 12 pacific rim countries wrapped up their Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Between them they account for about 40% of the world's total GDP.
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