BRUSSELS: The EU and Japan are working on a cooperation agreement for raw materials to whittle down China's dominance in the sector, leaders said in Brussels on Thursday (Jul 13). Coordination also extended to semiconductors, to help boost economic security in Japan and the EU, European Commission chief Ur
BRUSSELS: The EU and Japan are working on a cooperation agreement for raw materials to whittle down China's dominance in the sector, leaders said in Brussels on Thursday .
Their meeting touched on a range of issues, with some - notably on questions of security - addressed through the prism of Japan's current role chairing the G7 group of advanced, Western-oriented nations. When it came to the raw materials fuelling their economies, the EU and Japan"share similar dependencies," she said.
"It's important that Japan and the EU and like-minded countries coordinate and respond with one voice to economic security as well as towards de-risking," Kishida said.He added that, in supply chains for computer chips,"we are working together on the advanced skills for the semiconductor industry". The commission said that, based on data supplied by Japan, there was no public health threat to European consumers who ate plants, fish and mushrooms from Fukushima, which up to now had been banned.
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