Pressure mounts on Japan as Canada joins TPP talks, Groser says

Pressure mounts on Japan as Canada joins TPP talks, Groser says
By Paul McBeth June 20 (BusinessDesk) - Japan will be keenly watching developments in Trans-Pacific Partnership after Canada followed Mexico's lead in accepting the offer to join the Asia Pacific bloc of nations negotiating a far-reaching trade deal. New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said Japan hasn't officially asked to join the now-11 nation talks, but has been interested in the process and was testing domestic appetite for such a deal. As the world's third-biggest economy, getting Japan onside "would be of immense significance," he sa...