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Japan Today
01-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Today
Japan, EU agree to deepen economic security cooperation
Japan and the European Union have agreed to boost cooperation on economic security issues, including strengthening supply chains for critical minerals. Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic affirmed the importance of diversifying sources of minerals critical to electric vehicles and semiconductors, among other vital goods, during the first meeting Wednesday between Japanese and European economic security chiefs. "We must not heavily depend on a certain country" concerning supply chains for critical minerals, Kiuchi told a press conference after their talks in Brussels. Currently, China is a dominant player in the global production and refining of many critical minerals. Kiuchi and Sefcovic touched on the tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in the meeting, but Kiuchi did not elaborate. © KYODO
01-05-2025
- Business
Japan, EU to Strengthen Economic Security Cooperation
News from Japan Economy May 1, 2025 16:52 (JST) Brussels, April 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi and his European Union counterpart, Maros Sefcovic, on Wednesday agreed to deepen cooperation on economic security, such as strengthening supply chains. It was the first meeting between Japanese and European economic security ministers. After the talks at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Kiuchi told a press conference that "the scope of security has expanded to include the economic and technology fields." "It is important to build supply chains that are not overly dependent on any one country, while working not only with the United States, (Japan's) ally, but also with European countries that share common values," he said. Kiuchi said his discussions with Sefcovic, commissioner for trade and economic security, focused on economic security, even at a time of growing concern about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff measures on global supply chains. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
The Mainichi
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan, EU agree to deepen economic security cooperation
BRUSSELS (Kyodo) -- Japan and the European Union on Wednesday agreed to boost cooperation on economic security issues, including strengthening supply chains for critical minerals. Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic affirmed the importance of diversifying sources of minerals critical to electric vehicles and semiconductors, among other vital goods, during the first meeting between Japanese and European economic security chiefs. "We must not heavily depend on a certain country" concerning supply chains for critical minerals, Kiuchi told a press conference after their talks in Brussels. Currently, China is a dominant player in the global production and refining of many critical minerals. Kiuchi and Sefcovic touched on the tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in the meeting, but Kiuchi did not elaborate.
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Nikkei Asia
24-04-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan seeks leg up on quantum tech standards with UK partnership
TOKYO -- Japan will cooperate with the U.K. to create international standards for quantum technology, aiming to help their companies seek opportunities in a field where China and the U.S. are spending heavily in a bid for leadership. Minoru Kiuchi, Japan's state minister for science and technology policy, will meet with British counterpart Patrick Vallance in the U.K. on Monday to sign the countries' first memorandum of understanding on quantum technology, which has economic and national security implications.
Japan Times
28-02-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
New bill lets government publicize names of firms who maliciously use AI
The government at a Cabinet meeting Friday adopted a bill allowing it to investigate businesses, give them guidance and disclose, as needed, their names in cases of human rights abuses and other malicious activities related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The government hopes that the bill, which is aimed at balancing AI development and measures to deal with risks related to the new technology, will be passed into law during the current ordinary session of parliament. The legislation is expected to "enhance the effectiveness of risk countermeasures, including through investigations into cases where people's rights and interests have been infringed," science and technology policy minister Minoru Kiuchi told a news conference while noting that the bill does not include "excessive regulations" that could impede technological innovation.
