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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says Tokyo and Washington will discuss joint development of deep-sea rare earths near Minamitorishima to reduce reliance on China.
March 18, 2026
In July 2025, Tokyo had agreed to invest $550 billion through 2029 ‘to rebuild and expand core American industries’; the pledge was made in exchange for reducing threatened US tariffs of 25% to 15% on Japanese imports.
February 18, 2026
