Behind the scene of the political agreement of JEEPA

Official Negotiations of EPA between Japan and European Union have came to an end with a so called political agreement on July 6th.

People on the streets of Japan talked to the media "It is good to see cheap cheese and wine." It is not bad for the Japanese consumers to have some discounts by reducing tariffs in food items such as cheese, wine and pork. But what will happen if the EPA really comes into effect.

As a periodical contributor to the Agribusiness magazine of Ikaros publishing house, I wrote a story on the above topics for 2017 summer vol. 18.