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Regulatory Reform/Deregulation

Launched in 2001, the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative) remains a key forum by which the U.S. Government seeks changes to Japan’s practices that create barriers to market access, limit competition in the marketplace, or otherwise contribute to difficulties that U.S. companies face in the Japanese market. As a result of this broad focus, the Regulatory Reform Initiative addresses practices in multiple industry sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals/medical devices, information technologies, agriculture, and distribution services. Through this initiative, the United States also urges improvements in practices that cut across numerous industry sectors, including in competition policy, commercial law, and transparency in regulatory and policy making processes.

The Regulatory Reform Initiative is one component of the overarching United States-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth (Partnership). For more information on the Partnership, see the Other Market-Opening Initiatives section of the website.

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The U.S.-Japan Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and Competition Policy (Enhanced Initiative) was launched in June 1997 and was the predecessor to the U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative. For more information on the Enhanced Initiative, see the Other Market-Opening Initiatives section of the website.

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