Introduction

On December 13, 2005, Malaysia and Japan signed a free trade agreement on the margins of the ASEAN +4 conference in Kuala Lumpur. Currently, bilateral trade between the two countries is about $30 billion, with Japan being Malaysia's third largest market after the US and Singapore. This is the third free trade agreement ("FTA") for Japan, joining FTAs with Singapore and Mexico. The "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Malaysia for an Economic Partnership" includes an investment chapter (Chapter 7) containing a broad range of investment ...