Japan and the EU have agreed on the outline of a free trade deal after four years of negotiations.
"At the heart of the deal is an agreement for the EU to open its market to the Japanese auto industry, with Tokyo in return scrapping barriers to EU farming products, especially dairy," says AFP.
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