{"id":40347,"date":"2026-06-14T16:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40347\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:34:09","slug":"starmer-uk-and-japan-building-new-era-of-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40347\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer: UK and Japan building \u2018new era of cooperation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK and Japan were building a \u201cnew era of cooperation\u201d after welcoming his Japanese counterpart to Downing Street ahead of the G7 summit.<\/p>\n

Starmer conducted meetings with Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to hold the position of prime minister in Japan, and business leaders in Number 10 Downing Street in London on Sunday.<\/p>\n

It comes as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said a \u201clandmark tech partnership\u201d between the UK and Japan had been agreed and backed by businesses in both countries.<\/p>\n

Starmer said the UK-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership was \u201ccombining UK excellence in R&D and software with Japanese advanced manufacturing experience and expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starmer said a new offshore wind compact would \u201cunlock up to \u00a39 billion [$12.1 billion] of Japanese investment into the UK\u2019s world-leading offshore industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the UK-Japan Defence Capability and Industrial Council was \u201chugely important\u201d and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter jet development initiative was at the \u201cheart of the relationship between our two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking inside No 10, Starmer said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted that we\u2019re building stronger cooperation, a new era of cooperation between our two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starmer said the UK and Japan were \u201cworking more closely\u201d on defence and had \u201clots of issues to discuss in a volatile world\u201d ahead of the G7 summit next week.<\/p>\n

It comes after Starmer\u2019s leadership survival plans were rocked by the shock resignation of John Healey as defence secretary over a dispute about long-term funding for the military.<\/p>\n

Healey was joined in his exit from government by armed forces minister Al Carns, as well as two parliamentary aides, heaping pressure on Starmer, who is already facing the threat of a leadership challenge.<\/p>\n

Takaichi, leader of Japan\u2019s Liberal Democratic Party, said the UK and Japan are \u201cstrengthening\u201d security cooperation and have a \u201cshared strategic recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking after their meeting, Takaichi said: \u201cToday, Japan and the UK hold a firm determination to contribute together to peace and stability in the international community, and are highly important, like-minded countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that our relationship has reached a level that could even be described as quasi-allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

DSIT said \u201cfor the first time\u201d a formal partnership had been agreed connecting \u201cthe UK\u2019s world-class microchip design expertise with Japan\u2019s advanced manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collaboration between the UK Semiconductor Centre and Rapidus, Japan\u2019s 2nm semiconductor manufacturing facility, will create a \u201cdirect pathway for the UK semiconductor sector to manufacture cutting-edge chips,\u201d DSIT added.<\/p>\n

Rapidus is backed by \u00a311.6 billion in Japanese government investment and DSIT said the agreement marked a \u201ccritical step in strengthening the resilience of the UK semiconductor sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

UK Technology Minister Kanishka Narayan said Japan \u201cis one of our closest tech partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussing the UK-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership, the Labour member of parliament added: \u201cThis deal will offer our talented innovators driving the future of quantum computers, next-generation chips, and clean energy direct access to vital investment, manufacturing and markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time the UK\u2019s world-class research base, software expertise, and pro-innovation environment makes us the ideal partner for Japanese firms looking to expand and invest.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy working together we can bolster growth and jobs across our countries and build a stronger, more secure economy that improves lives across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"UK<\/p>\n

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a meeting at 10 Downing Street. (is associated with: \u00abStarmer: UK and Japan building \u2018new era of cooperation\u2019\u00bb) Toby Shepheard\/PA Wire\/dpa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK and Japan were building a \u201cnew era of cooperation\u201d after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29536,29512,8,6357,2417,29344,21623,358,29525,29511],"class_list":["post-40347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-10-downing-street","tag-dsit","tag-japan","tag-japanese-investment","tag-japanese-prime-minister","tag-john-healey","tag-keir-starmer","tag-sanae-takaichi","tag-uk-prime-minister","tag-uk-japan-frontier-technology-partnership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}