trade representative michael froman. >> translator: i want to make it possible for the leaders of the two countries to say at their summit that they welcome the progress made in our tpp talks. that's my goal. >> japanese and u.s. officials held three levels of discussions through friday and talked about issue including the amount of american rice japan would import and u.s. tariffs on cars and auto parts. the officials made some progress and says that's why he decided to meet with froman. >> japanese government officials have drawn up bills that will outline situation that is would justify exercising the right to collective self-defense. for decades they agreed japan has that right, but they interpreted the constitution as forbidding its use. now, prime minister abe is pushing to expand the role of the self-defense forces. members of the ruling coalition are focusing on the definition of armed attacks that would fall under the collective self-defense umbrella. one of the bills stipulates that would include armed attacks against closely related countries and circumstances when japan wo

trade representative michael froman into the early hours on tuesday. the u.s.is calling on japan to import more american rice. japan wants the u.s. to remove tariffs on japanese cars and auto parts. >> translator: we've seen some progress on issues in overall negotiations. in fact, we have managed to narrow our differences. but we still haven't achieved a complete resolution. >> amari says the two countries would continue with their working-level talks. he says he will meet again with froman, if necessary. he added the possibility of concluding a tpp deal by year end is higher now. the u.s. has also issued some positive signs assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs, daniel russell says an agreement is within reach. >> i think every leader and every trade minister among the 12 is determined to close on this deal this year. chief working-level negotiators are set to meet again on thursday for four days of talks in the u.s. >> translator: there are 12 member countries involved in these tpp talks. we have discussed a very wide range of field

trade representative michael froman. the archive also shows close ties between sony and the rand corporation, a military thinktank whose board members include sony pictures entertainment ceo michael lynton. in the latest tragedy facing african migrants seeking passage to europe, italian police have arrested 15 migrants they say threw christians overboard in the mediterranean sea. authorities say the muslim migrants attacked christians from nigeria and ghana. the killings followed news of a shipwreck which killed another 41 migrants. president obama has signed the so-called "doc fix" law to overhaul how doctors receive payment under medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors and people with disabilities. the bill averts a cut in doctors' pay, shifting to a structure aimed at rewarding doctors for quality of care, rather than the number of office visits. it also extends a children's healthcare program for another two years. but the measure cuts billions of dollars from medicare and increases insurance costs

trade representatives michael froman is in japan to close the remaining gaps on the transpacific partnership the u.s. and eu are hosting the ninth round of talks in new york city. last week, a bipartisan trade promotion authority bill was introduced in the senate republicans ted cruz and paul ryan endorsed in "the wall street journal" yesterday. so with that being set, let me turn to foreign press of individuals who are uniquely qualified to talk about the connection between american economic strength and the place of these trade investment agreements and national security and i'll also ask them to come to the stage as i introduce them. for our audience and online we welcome your participation in this dialogue. our twitter hash tag today is hash tag ac trade. so let me repeat that, hash tag actrade. carol at dinson is the deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs at the white house. no one better quad to address these issues -- qualified to trace these issues and provide insight into the obama administration residents trade efforts. general jim jones -- you can make

my colleague michael froman always refers to it as a 21st century agreement, setting norms for the 21st century. and it's also being referred to as, you know a progressive trade agreement in the sense that it supports american values. so the economic argument americans need to be convinced that this is good for them, and actually recent polling suggests that a majority of americans do believe that exports are good for them and that trade can be good for them. but, of course, there is a lot of concern about globalization, stagnant wages. those concerns are very real. which is partly why we need to make sure that we are in the lead establishing a level playing field. we believe once you've got that level playing field through these rules, america can do well and can, you know, beat the other countries in terms of being able to sell our goods. on the geostrategic first of all, our economic strength and leadership is an attractiveness the products that we make and sell, the openness of our economy. kim was speaking earlier about how much american investment in asia, all of these aspects of

trade representative michael froman is in japan negotiating to close the remaining gaps on the trans-pacific partnership. and the u.s. and e.u. are hosting the ninth round of ttip talks in new york city. last week a bipartisan trade promotion authority bill was introduced in the senate. republicans ted cruz and paul ryan endorsed it in the "wall street journal" yesterday. so with that scene set let me turn to a foreign press of individuals who are uniquely qualified to talk about the connection between american economic strength and the place of these trade investment agreements and national security and i'll also ask them to come to the stage as i introduce them. for our audience and online we welcome your participation in this dialogue. our twitter hashtag today is #actrade. so let me repeat that. #actrade. brief introductions. carolined a kinson is the deputy national security advisor for international economic affairs of the us who. no one better qualified to address these issues and provide insight into the obama administration's trade efforts. general jones, you can start making it to