Trade and Investment
ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Members
- Japan
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Lao PDR
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
01 Dec 2008 - Signed but not yet In Effect
14 Apr 2008 - (FA) signed
14 Apr 2005 - Notified to the WTO
GATT 23 Nov 2009 Early Notification 01 Apr 2005
Official Summary
- Primer on the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
UACT Philippines
Legal Documents
- Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Among Japan and Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Framework for Comprehensive Economic Partnership Between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and JapanAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat
News
- FTAs pushed to make Philippine exporters more competitiveBusiness Mirror23 Apr 2013
- Foreign auto investments announced in MyanmarThe Myanmar Times18 Feb 2013
- Viet Nam, Japan PMs hold talks in HanoiVietNamNet Bridge17 Jan 2013
- Japan: Tokyo seeks closer ties with ASEANtodayonline.com15 Jan 2013
- Japan, Singapore OK boosting ties for regional free trade talksThe Mainichi12 Jan 2013
- Japan, Myanmar open trade talksTwoCircles.net27 May 2012
Opinions and Editorials
- The Philippines and Indonesia: 'Most profitable location' in Asia [for Japan]mb.com.ph3 Mar 2013
- Viet Nam's garments and software competent enough in Japanese eyesVietNamNet Bridge31 Jan 2013
- Preliminary comments on the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA)bilaterals.org (noncatalog)12 May 2008
- Japan's first regional EPAThe Japan Times27 Nov 2007
- Use Japan-ASEAN EPA as leverage to bolster tiesThe Daily Yomiuri22 Nov 2007
- Freer trade with ASEANThe Japan Times14 May 2007
Studies and Research
- ASEAN speeds up trade talks with dialogue partnersASEAN SecretariatAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat1 Apr 2005
- Two essays on regional economic integration in East AsiaYap, Josef T.Philippine Institute for Development Studies1 Apr 2004
- ASEAN-Japan comprehensive economic partnership: vision and tasks aheadInstitute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)22 Jul 2003
- Joint Report of the ASEAN-Japan closer economic partnership expert group (AJCEPEG)Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat1 Sep 2002
