Conclusion of TPP talks delayed until next year, Japan will not join talks

The 9-member TPP nations announced they will suspend the conclusion of talks until next year. Japan announced they would not join TPP talks. Canada and Mexico announced they would join TPP talks, but the Congress has to approve their entry. Austrailia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, and Singapore all have approved for Canada and Mexico's entry into TPP talks.


I think the Japanese Prime Minister is going "Hey, forget about TPP, let's ratify ACTA." as the nation became the first to ratify the ACTA treaty. It was also the depository for signing the treaty.  Australia will ratify ACTA next year. The next US Senate will ratify ACTA unless we don't act fast and urge the Senate to reject ratification. Canada,  Morocco, Singapore, and South Korea are in the process to ratify ACTA. New Zealand may not ratify ACTA.

Japanese protestors marching in Akihabara on Sunday, September 9th, were mad about the ratification, and urged the Japanese government not to join the TPP talks. Protesters said the (Japanese) government will regret they had ratified the Agreement.