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Trans-Pacific Partnership possible without U.S.

Japan might try to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the United States.  One of President Trump’s first official acts was to withdraw the U.S. from the deal estimated to be worth more than $4 billion to U.S. agriculture. Now, The Nikkei Asian Review reports Japan wants to move forward on the deal with the remaining 11 nations.  A TPP ministers meeting is to be held in Vietnam next month to consider ways an 11-member agreement can be finalized.  It would reportedly require member countries to settle on a revision to exclude the U.S., but for some countries, that means reopening the deal to renegotiation.