Japan's FTA Strategy toward Highly Developed Countries: Comparing Australia's and Switzerland's Experiences, 2000––09
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Japan's FTA Strategy toward Highly Developed Countries: Comparing Australia's and Switzerland's Experiences, 2000––09

  • Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka Hidetaka Yoshimatsu is Professor of Politics and International Relations at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. His recent research interests include Japan’s external economic policy and regionalism in East Asia. Email: yoshih@apu.ac.jp.
  • Ziltener, Patrick Patrick Ziltener is a senior researcher and lecturer at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. From 2006–09, in the State Secretariat for Economy of the Swiss Ministry of Economy, Berne, he participated in the negotiations on the bilateral Agreement on Free Trade and Economic Partnership with Japan. Email: pziltener@hotmail.com.
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  • Asian Survey. - University of California Press. - 2010, vol. 50, no. 6, p. 1058-1081
English This article analyzes Japan's motivations in opening negotiations on free trade agreements with Australia and Switzerland, highlighting intersections between domestic and international factors. While Australia is a security ally of Japan and a main source of natural resources, Switzerland is a traditional ally in World Trade Organization negotiations and considered a gateway to the European market.
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