The Trans-Pacific Partnership ratification process is getting underway in Japan.
The Japanese government announced earlier this month it is beginning efforts to ratify the trade agreement.
The announcement came through a resolution that says the Japanese government will submit 11 bills to the Japanese Parliament aiming at ratifying TPP and enacting the bills required for approval, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
The government intends to deliberate and pass the bills during the current session that ends June first to avoid making TPP an issue during the Japanese general election.
In the United States, congressional leaders are cautious about addressing the agreement before November’s presidential election, given that many of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have expressed opposition to the trade agreement.
