As a resource-poor nation, Japan¡¯s prosperity relies on free trade. Under worldwide protectionism, it can¡¯t survive.
That¡¯s the message Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko wants to send as the emergence of protectionism across the globe becomes a worsening headache for export-reliant Japan.
¡°If free trade collapsed, Japan would lose its base to stand on,¡± he said in an exclusive interview with The Japan Times earlier this month.
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