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Past Market Opening Initiatives

The United States-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth (Partnership) was launched by President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi in 2001 as a forum for bilateral economic and trade issues. The Partnership, which focused on macroeconomic policy, regulatory reform, financial issues, investment, and open markets, included:

For more information on the Partnership, see the following two documents:

For more information on the U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission, see the following two documents:

The Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative) was a forum by which the U.S. Government sought to change Japanese practices that created barriers to market access, limited competition in the marketplace, or otherwise contributed to difficulties that U.S. companies faced in the Japanese market. As a result of this broad focus, the Regulatory Reform Initiative addressed practices in multiple industry sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals/medical devices, information technologies, agriculture, and distribution services. Through this initiative, the United States also urged improvements in practices that cut across numerous industry sectors, including in competition policy, commercial law, and transparency in regulatory and policy making processes.

2008-2009 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Eighth Year:

2007-2008 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Seventh Year:

2006-2007 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Sixth Year:

2005-2006 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Fifth Year:

2004-2005 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Fourth Year:

2003-2004 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Third Year:

2002-2003 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - Second Year:

2001-2002 Regulatory Reform Initiative Cycle - First Year:

U.S.-Japan Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and Competition Policy:

U.S.-Japan Framework for a New Economic Partnership:

U.S.-Japan Global Partnership Agreement:

U.S.-Japan Structural Impediments Initiative (SII):

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Between the United States of America and Japan:


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