Japan’ policy regarding regional trade agreements and influence on Japan-Russia trade

Authors

  • Galina Mihajlovna Kostyunina Moscow State Institute of International Relations MFA Russia
  • Vladimir Ivanovich Baronov Moscow Chamber of Attorneys, Lawyer office No. 25

Keywords:

Japan, regional trade agreements (RTA), TPP

Abstract

The study identifies the features of Japan’s policy regarding its participation in regional trade agreements (RTAs), provides a comparative analysis of the main provisions of the RTAs signed by Japan and assesses the impact of participation in such agreements on Japanese foreign trade.

Since the 1960s. Japan’s trade policy has evolved from the principle of multilateral trade liberalization in the framework of GATT and APEC to trade liberalization within the framework of the RTAs.

The Japanese practice of participation in regional trade agreements has contributed mainly to expansion of trade and investments. At the same time, the formation of RTAs entails certain costs, especially for the raw material industry, agriculture and employment.

Author Biographies

Galina Mihajlovna Kostyunina, Moscow State Institute of International Relations MFA Russia

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Place of work, post: Moscow State Institute of International Relations MFA Russia (Vernadskogo prospekt, 76, Moscow, 119454), Department of International Economic Relations and Foreign Economic Relations - Professor

Vladimir Ivanovich Baronov, Moscow Chamber of Attorneys, Lawyer office No. 25

Candidate of Law Sciences, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation

Place of work, post: Moscow Chamber of Attorneys, Lawyer office No. 25 (Zeljonyj prospekt, 3/1, Moscow, Russia, 111141)- Lawyer

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Published

2024-02-08

How to Cite

Kostyunina, G. M., & Baronov, V. I. (2024). Japan’ policy regarding regional trade agreements and influence on Japan-Russia trade. Russian Foreign Economic Journal, (2), 36–52. Retrieved from https://journal.vavt.ru/rfej/article/view/1620

Issue

No. 2 (2018)

Section

Foreign trade activity