Postponed EU-Japan summit moved to Tokyo

I can already hear the "praise" that is soon to follow! (rolling eyes sarcasm)

I just wonder how much the Japanese taxpayers are going to have to put out to foot THIS bill! Once again Abe playing games with the people's money here!

These kinds of meetings are important for trade and diplomacy but the timing is not good for Japan to host these foreign delegates. Of course Japan will foot the bill for security, accommodations and other expenses for these foreign delegates...could have made better use of this money by rebuilding the disaster struck areas in Japan.

Is this agreement like the “free trade” agreement with Australia a few years ago? The one where Japan got almost immediate free access to Australia’s market, but Australia only got beef tariffs reduced to 18% after decades?

Japan does not do “free trade,” and I am tired of these news articles using the words “free trade” to describe these agreements when there is nothing “free” about them.

No need for criticizm. PM Abe will direct the recovery effort, so cannot attend the Summit in Europe. It is good for Japan that Summit was rescheduled here.

No need for criticizm. PM Abe will direct the recovery effort, so cannot attend the Summit in Europe. It is good for Japan that Summit was rescheduled here.

When it comes to Abe, his failed policies, and red-ink future that he is passing along to my great-grandchildren, yeah, he deserves all the criticism he gets!

He deserves no praise for his showmanship!

No need for criticizm. PM Abe will direct the recovery effort, so cannot attend the Summit in Europe.

Given Abe’s record of directing recovery efforts, we’d be better off if he went to Europe.

So he will not visit nato and root for the US president as announced on JT. What a relief.

(sangetsu03Today  07:33 am JST

Japan does not do “free trade,” and I am tired of these news articles using the words “free trade” to describe these agreements when there is nothing “free” about them.)

sangetsu, you have told it like it is.

No truly free trade.

I am willing to bet that Trump called up Abe and said; "Hey Shinzo, this is the NATO summit, you aren't needed here"

Abe pulled back his wagging tail, licked his wounds, and came up with this instead!

Why can't these summits be held over a video conference anyway.

It's not a free trade agreement, just a trade and tariff agreement. Still, both sides must expect some benefits from it otherwise they wouldn't be signing it.

Did he tell them about the typhoon approaching, the massive prediction of an M10 earthquake and tsunami, and the worrying prediction that Fuji-san will erupt?

he has 2 jumbos and can be in Brussels tomorrow lunchtime.

*walk

Abe pulled back his wagging tail, licked his wounds, and came up with this instead!

It was EU that offered to come to Japan when Abe tried to postpone the summit.