Quick Take: Your Primer on the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
This agreement will allow U.S. farmers and businesses to compete on a more level playing field.
The U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a Washington, D.C.-based business association whose mission is to advance U.S. business interests in Japan and promote stronger economic ties between the United States and Japan.
USJBC member companies collectively account for a substantial share of overall U.S. economic activity with Japan, and place high priority on doing business in Japan and helping forge the most cooperative and mutually beneficial economic relationship possible between the two countries.
This agreement will allow U.S. farmers and businesses to compete on a more level playing field.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs, U.S.
On September 17-18, the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the Japan-U.S. Business Council held the 56th Annual U.S.-Japan Business Conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. To view the Joint Statement of the 56th U.S.-Japan Business Conference, please click here.
September 11, 2019 The Honorable Robert LighthizerUnited States Trade Representative600 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Lighthizer:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — David Gossack, Vice President of Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement today following the conclusion of the first round of trade talks between the United States and Japan.
On Monday, December 10, 2018, U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President for Asia Charles Freeman will testify before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its U.S.-Japan Business Council submitted comments on the negotiating objectives for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. The issue- and sector-specific priorities contained in this document are those of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-Japan Business Council, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this year the Government of Japan announced that U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue would be conferred with its Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Imperial Decoration for his work to strengthen the trade relationship between the United States and Japan.
The U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC) and Japan-U.S. Business Council (JUBC) held the 55th U.S.-Japan Business Conference in Tokyo on October 31-November 1, 2018 under the theme, “Deepening U.S.-Japan Collaboration to Address Increasing Uncertainty.”
Submission on the Indo-Pacific Strategy
On January 16, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its various bilateral business councils submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration’s Federal Register Notice on Energy, Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific Region.