{"id":40699,"date":"2026-06-15T05:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40699\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T05:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:33:09","slug":"uk-and-japan-seal-landmark-deal-worth-18bn-as-starmer-and-takaichi-hail-new-era-in-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/40699\/","title":{"rendered":"UK and Japan seal landmark deal worth \u00a318bn as Starmer and Takaichi hail \u2018new era\u2019 in relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir Keir Starmer<\/a> said the UK<\/a> and Japan<\/a> were building a \u201cnew era of co-operation\u201d as the two countries agreed a multi-billion-pound investment deal.<\/p>\n

The prime minister hosted his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi<\/a> for talks on Sunday ahead of the G7<\/a> summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cUK and Japan unlock significant inward investments totalling more than \u00a39 billion in infrastructure and financial services and up to \u00a39 billion in offshore wind,\u201d Downing Street said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The \u00a318bn deal is expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs, giving a boost to the British economy.<\/p>\n

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

It said that a formal partnership had been agreed \u201cfor the first time\u201d 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, would create a \u201cdirect pathway for the UK semiconductor sector to manufacture cutting-edge chips\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n

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

\"Sir<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer and Sanae Takaichi attend a business roundtable meeting at 10 Downing Street (PA)<\/p>\n

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

He also 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<\/a> summit next week.<\/p>\n

He hailed the UK-Japan Defence Capability and Industrial Council as \u201chugely important\u201d and said the Gcap fighter jet development initiative was at the \u201cheart of the relationship between our two countries\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m delighted that we\u2019re building stronger cooperation, a new era of cooperation between our two countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This came after Sir Keir\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

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

Ms Takaichi said the UK and Japan were \u201cstrengthening\u201d security cooperation and had a \u201cshared strategic recognition\u201d.<\/p>\n

\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,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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

A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister also welcomed \u201csignificant new Japanese investment into the UK, supporting tens of thousands of jobs, including in real estate and financial services\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe leaders discussed the conflict in the Middle East, Russia\u2019s illegal invasion of Ukraine, stability in the Indo-Pacific region and the importance of resilient global supply chains and free trade,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

\"Britain's<\/p>\n

Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer and Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi met ahead of G7 summit (Reuters)<\/p>\n

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

\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,\u201d he added while discussing the UK-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership.<\/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. \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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and Japan were building a \u201cnew era of co-operation\u201d as the two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29711,8,29344,21623,358,29514,7071,29511],"class_list":["post-40699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-investment-deal","tag-japan","tag-john-healey","tag-keir-starmer","tag-sanae-takaichi","tag-the-prime-minister","tag-uk","tag-uk-japan-frontier-technology-partnership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40699","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=40699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}