Takaichi and Merz pledge to boost economic security and tech cooperation
The leaders also agreed to strengthen supply-chain resilience for critical minerals and semiconductors and launch a high-level dialogue on artificial intelligence.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in Tokyo on Wednesday to bolster cooperation on economic security and advanced technologies during Merz's first visit to Japan since taking office last May.
- Both leaders agreed to enhance supply chain resilience for critical minerals and semiconductors amid shared concerns over China's expanding economic influence and its dominance in rare earth exports.
- Takaichi said she hopes to regard the two countries as "Premium Partners" based on their longstanding trust, aiming to demonstrate unwavering cooperation across security, technology and economic fields.
- Joint declarations establish a high-level dialogue on artificial intelligence while governments will promote private-sector cooperation in nuclear fusion and hydrogen as next-generation energy sources.
- Japan plans to update key security policy documents later this year, while Germany has recently emerged as a potential participant in the trilateral Global Combat Air Program to develop next-generation fighter jets by 2035.
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During a visit to Japan, Federal Chancellor Merz proposed the establishment of a global state alliance for regulated trade, whose aim should be to defend, strengthen and develop free trade, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), said the Chancellor in a speech at an event in the capital Tokyo.
Many top managers travel with the chancellor in the Tross. But the German head of government is more than just full order books: in the face of geopolitical challenges, he promotes a bundling of forces.
Federal Chancellor Merz to promote free trade at Japan's visit
The German Chancellor calls for the development of "rule-based trade" and the WTO in Tokyo. However, his plans are not only supported by the EU.
From economic security to armament: On his trip to Japan, Friedrich Merz has agreed to cooperate with Japan's head of government, who are »premium partners«.
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = The leaders of Japan and Germany promoted cooperation in the fields of security, advanced technology, and economy, referring to the two countries as 'premium partners'...
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