USTR - Press Releasehttp://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,105/10en-usAmbassador Kirk Meets Japanese Agriculture Minister Hirotaka AkamatsuAmbassador Kirk today met with Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hirotaka Akamatsu, during the Minister's visit to Washington, D.C. Ambassador Kirk congratulated Minister Akamatsu on his new position and expressed his strong desire to work together constructively.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/october/ambassador-kirk-meets-japanese-agriculture-ministe10/08/2009USTR Announces Regulatory Reform Initiative Results with JapanWashington, D.C. - Today, the United States and Japan released the results of their work under the U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative). United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk welcomed progress made in a number of areas that will help to further open Japan's market, improve its business environment, and stimulate new opportunities for growth.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/july/ustr-announces-regulatory-reform-initiative-results-j07/06/2009Statement from U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Japan Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro NikaiWASHINGTON, D.C. - Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative, and Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, met in Washington D.C. on May 4, 2009, to discuss various bilateral and multilateral trade-related issues.Noting that the global trading system is currently being tested, they agreed that all countries should remain vigilant about their responses to the financial and economic crisis. They reaffirmed that protectionism must be avoided.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/may/statement-us-trade-representative-ron-kirk-and-japan-e05/04/2009Statement from USTR Spokesman Scott Elmore on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/press_release/2008/asset_upload_file353_15250.pdf12/17/2008U.S.-Japan Telecom Mutual Recognition Agreement Set to Enter into Forcehttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/november/us-japan-telecom-mutual-recognition-agre11/21/2007Schwab Urges Japan’s Continued Commitment to Reform - Annual U.S. Reform Recommendations Presented to Japanhttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/october/schwab-urges-japan8217s-continued-commitm10/18/2007United States Signs Agreement with Japan to Facilitate Trade in Telecommunications Equipmenthttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/february/united-states-signs-agreement-japan-faci02/16/2007