Japanese PM Fumio Kishida talks tech cooperation with US as state visit begins

The first day of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s state visit to the United States focused on expanding cooperation on critical and emerging technology as the long-time allies aim to counterbalance China’s growing military and tech heft.

“Japan welcomes investments from the United States that push forward such cooperation in critical and emerging technology. The economic growth our country attains through your investments shall serve as the funding source of further investments into the United States by Japanese entities,” he said at a round-table conference with American business leaders on Tuesday at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington.