"A lopsided treaty from which a mere 1% will benefit"

[paleotn]

11. Japan is well known for its implicit trade barriers.....

.....what they've done since the 50s is what we should have done as well and what Germany did and still does. They didn't sell out their industrial base so that a tiny few could make fortunes off of cheap foreign labor. They have a national industrial policy that's based on what's in the long term best interests of their nation and populace, not what's best for multi-national corporations who have no allegiance except for their bottom lines.

Now the Japanese don't want to be force fed cheap, pesticide / herbicide laced food from big US agra. Can't say as I blame them. Their food system is decentralized and of the highest quality, like ours was once upon a time.