Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that Japan plans to lobby other signatories to the pact but said he otherwise had no comments on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's statement that he intended to quit the trade pact on the first day of his presidency.
(Reporting by Elaine Lies; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)Japan plans to take lead in helping TPP take effect as soon as possible
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