EU-Japan free trade deal cleared for early 2019 start
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STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union and Japan will launch the world's largest free trade zone early next year after their economic partnership cleared a final hurdle on Wednesday.Some 70 percent of European Parliament lawmakers backed the agreement that binds two economies accounting for about a third of global gross domestic product and signals their rejection of protectionism.While they have agreed to start separate trade talks with the United States, both face trade tensions with..