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The United States-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth (Partnership) was launched by President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi in 2001 as the new forum for bilateral economic and trade issues. The Partnership, which focuses on macroeconomic policy, regulatory reform, financial issues, investment, and open markets, includes:

• The Subcabinet Economic Dialogue
• The Private Sector/Government Commission (now defunct)
• The Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative (Regulatory Reform Initiative)
• The Trade Forum (including Expert-Level Meeting on Public Works)
• The Investment Initiative
• The Financial Dialogue

For more information on the Partnership, see the following two documents:

• Partnership for Security and Prosperity (2001)
• U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth (2001)

• 2003 Private Sector/Government Commission Report and Recommendations
• Private Sector/Government Commission (2001)

U.S.-Japan Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and Competition Policy:

• U.S.-Japan Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and Competition Policy (1997)

U.S.-Japan Framework for a New Economic Partnership:

• Agreement on Clarifying the Framework Agreement (1994)
• U.S.-Japan Framework for a New Economic Partnership (1993)

U.S.-Japan Global Partnership Agreement:

• The Tokyo Declaration on the U.S.-Japan Global Partnership (1992)

U.S.-Japan Structural Impediments Initiative (SII):

• Second Annual Structural Impediments Initiative Report (1992)
• First Annual Structural Impediments Initiative Report (1991)
• Structural Impediments Initiative Joint Report (1990)
• Structural Impediments Initiative Interim Report (1990)

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Between the United States of America and Japan:

• Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Between the United States of America and Japan (1953)

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