date:Feb 25, 2014
Japan is expected to offer only modest reductions on tariffs on beef imports in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, according to highly-placed Japanese sources.
The Abe administration has been reluctant to cut tariffs on key farm products, including beef and pork, but it decided to offer the concession under strong pressure from the US to open up its agricultural sector, the Japan Times reported.
The TPP offer will probably be put on the table during bilateral working-level talks b