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Originally posted by antryg:
I'm taking a shot in the dark on this but I'm betting that Japan is not a member. If they are I'm sure they don't comply. Could you comment on Japanese involvment TL?
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You can find a list of DSB (dispute settlement body) reports (available for purchase) here:
https://secure.vtx.ch/shop/boutiques...k=h_guidedis_e
If you scroll down, you'll see Japan is on the list quite a bit. Japan's big issue at the moment is food, and the made-in-Japan food label there is very important to the Japanese people, and has come under criticism for fraud and abuse in Japanese national news lately. I know that when I did my work analyzing WTO DSB reports (ghost-writing a chapter in a UN textbook), Japan and Australia got into quite a wrangle over Salmon. That was a 1996-97 case, I think, dealing with Sanitary/Phytosanitary measures.
Where Japan doesn't comply is with endangered species agreements. They just won't... quit... whaling... no matter what. Plus, they really like their tortoise-shell stuff to be made of real shells. Irks me a lot.
But, on the WTO front, Japan is BIG in the WTO. Japan and US work together on WTO issues a lot. They also both belong to JUSCANZ, a coalition in climate change negotiations made up of Japan, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, that has a LOT of weight.
What made you say this, BTW?