ICYMI: WSJ & Car Scoop Analyze Japan and the TPP

The Wall Street Journal and Car Scoop are out with reports today focused on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal discussions and opposition to Japan’s inclusion in the agreement, given Japan’s unfortunate hi

European Automakers Find That Japan Is A Hard Market To Crack, Too

In the fight over whether to allow Japan into the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, a key defense by the Japanese automotive industry against complaints by the 'Detroit Three' about Japan's closed auto market has been to cite the success of European automakers that have made bigger inroads there.