Japan

Mostly we’re talking about regulation. For example, safety standards, emission testing: all these things the [U.S.] producers need to comply with in order to bring their products to the [Japanese] market.

Thus far, because of the frequent changes in prime minister, important issues couldn’t be thoroughly discussed and it wasn’t even clear if [Japan] could deliver on its promises....The U.S. is looking forward to seeing [Japan’s] efforts toward ending deflation and its participation in the TPP.