日: 2024年7月14日

1. The prime ministers of Japan and Britain have confirmed the security and economic cooperation between the two countries. They have also agreed to work together to deal with global issues. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio met with Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer for about 20 minutes on Thursday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. It was their first in-person meeting since Starmer took office. 2. US President Joe Biden is giving a boost to what he sees as an “engine” of the American economy. His administration announced on Thursday 1.7 billion dollars in grants to produce electric vehicles. He is hoping the investments will also bring him votes in swing states. 3. Authorities in Matsuyama City in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime are searching for three people after a landslide hit a residential area.

1. US trade officials fear their Chinese counterparts could be using a back door into the American market, trying to avoid paying taxes by sending metals through Mexico. They announced on Wednesday that they are imposing tariffs on foreign-made steel and aluminum shipped from Mexico.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in the United States to join the NATO summit in Washington. Kishida will take part in the summit on Thursday as the leader of a NATO partner country in the Indo-Pacific, along with South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. 3. Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries have stressed their alliance’s unity and affirmed continued support for Ukraine in their summit declaration. The leaders stressed unity and solidarity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying they are “bound together by shared values: individual liberty, human rights, democracy and the rule of law.”