{"id":18338,"date":"2026-05-07T04:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/18338\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T04:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:59:25","slug":"thailand-and-japan-prepare-for-comprehensive-review-of-jtepa-trade-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/18338\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand and Japan Prepare for Comprehensive Review of JTEPA Trade Pact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thailand and Japan prepare to review the JTEPA trade agreement in 2027, aiming to expand market access and foster cooperation in the green economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Thai and Japanese governments are laying the groundwork for a significant review of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) in 2027. This move aims to modernise the long-standing framework and further open markets to align with contemporary global economic shifts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thansettakij.com\/economy\/trade-agriculture\/653520\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thansettakij, Chatchayapron Phongam <\/a>notes that JTEPA has served as a cornerstone of bilateral relations since its inception on 1 November 2007. As a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA), it governs a vast array of sectors, including trade in goods, rules of origin, investment, and intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Strategic Re-evaluation<\/p>\n<p>Chotima Iemsawasdikul, director-general of the Department of International Trade Negotiations, informed Thansettakij that while the agreement mandates a review every ten years, the 2017 cycle saw limited progress on market expansion. At the time, both nations were prioritising negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the 2027 deadline approaching, the second general review is expected to span two years. Beyond traditional trade, the updated pact will place a heavy emphasis on &#8220;new economy&#8221; sectors, specifically Smart Agriculture and the Green Economy.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thailand and Japan prepare to review the JTEPA trade agreement in 2027, aiming to expand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[4351,191,189,8542,8,188,190,4639,1714,14577],"class_list":{"0":"post-18338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-collaboration","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-economy-of-japan","11":"tag-green-economy","12":"tag-japan","13":"tag-japans-economy","14":"tag-japanese-economy","15":"tag-thailand","16":"tag-trade","17":"tag-trade-deal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}