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Japan and the European Union will agree to deepen cooperation on economic security, including strengthening supply chain resilience for semiconductors and other critical materials, government sources said Sunday, with the move coming amid efforts to reduce dependency on specific countries such as China.
The European Union has decided to negotiate with Japan on concluding a security and defense partnership agreement, with the bloc seeking to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level, an EU document showed amid China's maritime assertiveness.
From semiconductor strategies to harmonising data flow principles, Tokyo and Brussels share an ambitious if daunting vision for the future.
The leaders of Japan and the European Union will likely agree July 13 to further cooperation on key industrial materials and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
Farm minister Tetsuro Nomura on Friday asks his European Union counterpart to lift restrictions put on some of its agricultural exports following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.