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Japan-EU free trade deal
![An Unexpected Ally: Japan’s Up-and-Coming Partnership With the EU An Unexpected Ally: Japan’s Up-and-Coming Partnership With the EU](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-shinzo-abe-donald-tusk-and-jean-claude-juncker.jpg)
An Unexpected Ally: Japan’s Up-and-Coming Partnership With the EU
By Emese Schwarcz
The most recent Japan-EU agreement cements an all-around partnership between the two.
![France and Japan’s Growing Convergence France and Japan’s Growing Convergence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-57882452_2640284296043749_3727955914129408000_n.jpg)
France and Japan’s Growing Convergence
By Valérie Niquet
Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to France highlighted areas of cooperation in a growing relationship.
![Brexit on the Brain as Germany’s Chancellor Comes to Japan Brexit on the Brain as Germany’s Chancellor Comes to Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-05.jpg)
Brexit on the Brain as Germany’s Chancellor Comes to Japan
By Daniel Hurst
Trade issues – including the UK’s looming departure from the European Union – topped the agenda for Angela Merkel in Japan.
![Japan, EU Display Solidarity in the Face of US Friction Japan, EU Display Solidarity in the Face of US Friction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18198342695583.jpg)
Japan, EU Display Solidarity in the Face of US Friction
By Daniel Hurst
Their new FTA is “of enormous strategic importance for the rules-based international order,” says the European Council president.
![What Was Japan's Prime Minister Doing in Eastern Europe? What Was Japan's Prime Minister Doing in Eastern Europe?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-01serbia05.jpg)
What Was Japan's Prime Minister Doing in Eastern Europe?
By Thisanka Siripala
Shinzo Abe strengthens diplomatic and business ties with Baltic and Eastern European nations.
![Can the EU-Japan Deal Prompt a US Recalibration on Trade? Can the EU-Japan Deal Prompt a US Recalibration on Trade?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-03_13-50-36.jpg)
Can the EU-Japan Deal Prompt a US Recalibration on Trade?
By Erik Brattberg and James L. Schoff
Japan and Europe are sending a clear message to Washington: get on board or risk getting left behind.
![With EU Deal, Japan Sends Powerful Message on Free Trade With EU Deal, Japan Sends Powerful Message on Free Trade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-19702736_1564567556948767_8668053907176595887_o.jpg)
With EU Deal, Japan Sends Powerful Message on Free Trade
By Anthony Fensom
The Japan-EU deal is a political win for Abe and a repudiation of Trump-style protectionism.
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