ABSTRACT
Contemporary international society has been characterized by the realization of many economic partnership agreements (EPAs) such as the Trans-Pacifi c Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP). EPAs expand not only trade but also foreign direct investment (FDI), which is complementary with trade, and which is expected to encourage the economic and environmental structure of the host country. This study examines how the expansion of trade and FDI aff ects the global economy and natural environment (such as with the CO2 load). Thereby, the chapter analyzes EPAs between Japan and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN); one example of a relevant EPA is the ASEANJapan Comprehensive Economic Partnership.1
