I live in Japan and here I have seen some talk/debate of wether or not to join the TPP on TV and in the news. My first time hearing about it was on Japanese TV.

I live in Japan and here I have seen some talk/debate of wether or not to join the TPP on TV and in the news. My first time hearing about it was on Japanese TV. Many Japanese are nervous about the effect of IP restrictions on the manga/self-publishing industry in Japan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Strategic_Economic_Partnership#Controversy_over_Intellectual_Property_.28IP.29_provisions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Strategic_Economi... There is a desire not to be left out of an important partnership, but they are wary to end up on the exploitive end of a bad deal. I think everyone is still trying to figure out what is in this thing.