At the plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday 13 December, MEPs adopted the report by Reinhard Bütikofer (Greens/EFA, German) establishing relations between the EU and Japan by 559 votes to 32 with 44 abstentions.
“It has been at least 10 years since we last looked at the wider relationship between the EU and Japan, and this is despite Japan being one of our most important and closest partners”, said Mr Bütikofer in the Chamber during the vote.
“Relations have expanded...