Does anybody answer my simple question? #TPP

Does anybody answer my simple question? Why U.S. Congress has to approve of Japan joining

TPP (the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade) talks before Japan actually joins TPP talks when U.S. is the one urging Japan to join TPP? The only reason why U.S. urges Japan to join TPP talks is that Japan's economy is No. 2 next to U.S. among the members participating in TPP talks. When GDPs of Japan and U.S. are combined, it will be 90% of a total of all GDPs of 10 nations (Singapore, NewZealand, Chile, Brunei, U.S.A., Australia, Peru, Viet Nam, Malaysia, and Japan who has not joined TPP talks yet.).

Therefore, many believe that Japan has no urgent needs to join TPP talks at all since TPP will unlikely benefit Japan in vew of the limited possibility of expanding Japan's export to those nations whose combined GDP is only 10%.

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今朝のTPPに関する自民党での会議、出席した外務省担当者からも、日本が参加するには米議会の承認後９０日必要で、また議会承認を得るためには米政府と議会との事前折衝も必要なことから日本政府が参加表明して直ぐに米議会承認とはならない旨の答弁。やはりAPEC前に参加決定する理由が薄弱だ。

tweets At the meeting on TPP the Liberal Democratic Party had this morning, an official representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that prior to Japan joining TPP talks, Japan will have to wait for 90 days even after U.S. Congress approves of Japan joining TPP talks. Not only 90 days after U.S. approval but also Japan has to negotiate with U.S. over Japan's participation in TPP talks. It suggests that Japan will not be able to join TPP talks right after Japan expresses its intention to join TPP talks. Thus, I believe it weak and not justifiable that Japan will express its intention to join TPP talks before APEC is held.