Ishiba Inspects MSDF Vessels in Apparent Bid to Highlight Shipbuilding Prowess

Appealing offer? Japan offers to assist US shipbuilding amid tariff concerns

Japan is already investing heavily in its own shipbuilding future, driven by strategic concerns over China’s maritime dominance.

Japan’s prime minister wants to focus tariff talk on shipbuilding industry

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he considers cooperation with the United States in the shipbuilding industry, such as on repairing U.S. military vessels and the joint development of icebreakers, to be a focal point in the Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.

Ishiba: Cooperation in Shipbuilding to Be Focal Point in Tariff Talks; Progress Seemingly Lacking on Auto Tariffs

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he considers cooperation with the United States in the shipbuilding industry, such as on repairing U.S. military vessels and the joint development of icebreakers, to be a focal point in the Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations.

Ishiba inspects MSDF vessels in apparent bid to highlight shipbuilding prowess

Japan has offered cooperation in shipbuilding as a bargaining chip in its tariff negotiations with the United States.

Ishiba says Japan will support U.S. in shipbuilding

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Sunday to support the United States in efforts to revive its shipbuilding industry amid ongoing bilateral negotiations over U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs. "The government wants to cooperate in the shipbuilding sector," Ishiba told reporters in Kyoto Prefecture, speaking at a time when…

Icebreakers are key to shipbuilding cooperation with US, Ishiba says

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that "icebreakers, including those for the Northern Sea Route, will be key" to advancing t