The second "US-Japan economic dialogue" by Deputy Prime Minister Aso and Finance Minister and Vice President Penn started in Washington from 3:30 am in Japan.

According to the collaborative outcome document that NHK obtained in advance, considering measures to make it easier for Japan to review the examination so that the US will be easier to export cars, export of infrastructure and export of natural gas Both countries agreed to cooperate towards the cooperation of the two countries, and both sides decided to ban the export of Idaho potatoes and Japanese persimmons that could not be exported due to quarantine problems.

Meanwhile, the American side showed motivation towards the reduction of the trade deficit, and no direct wording about the FTA between Japan and the United States, which was one of the focus, was included.

The United States gives priority to renegotiating North American free trade agreements, etc. Japan also emphasizes the multilateral framework agreed upon by the TPP = Pacific Rim Partnership Agreement, so judgment is made It is considered to have been postponed.

There is also no mention of emergency import restrictions imposed on the frozen beef produced by the Japanese government, such as the American government, and measures to deal with so-called "safeguards", and we will continue discussing countermeasures I will.