Japan proposes WTO end unanimity rule for certain multiparty deals

Other possible reforms include regulating opaque subsidies, with eye to China

Japan has submitted a set of reform proposals to the WTO, which it hopes to get adopted in 2028. (Photo by Rintaro Hosokawa)

TOKYO -- Japan has submitted reform proposals to the World Trade Organization that include changing its unanimous decision-making process to facilitate agreements among some member states, as the international body tries to overcome its current dysfunction.

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