Lately it might be hard to find even among Japanese housewives those who believe that TPP is something like PTA. However even the most careful newspaper readers appear to believe that TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, is an alliance on the trade of only agriculture and manufacturing industries. Indeed, among such people, TPP is discussed as a dualism led by major media; "the ruin of country" theory represented by "cheaper rice would ruin Japanese agriculture" and "the wealth of a country" theory represented by "tax free exporting would enrich manufacturing industries".
However, TPP is a wide range alliance which includes not only agriculture and manufacturing industries but also finance, electronic communication and medical. We must not miss the hidden action of the U.S. which intends to force Japan unfair rules which may benefit only the U.S. while we are busy in talking about rice and cars.
from Tokyo
