Overview
- Japan and the United States are arranging to sign a ministerial memorandum in Tokyo during President Trump’s visit, with summit talks set for Tuesday, according to government sources.
- The science and technology pact, based on a circulated draft, covers seven areas—AI, research security, beyond-5G/6G communications, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, quantum, nuclear fusion, and space.
- Draft language emphasizes interoperability of U.S. and Japanese AI systems, cooperation on exporting AI infrastructure and hardware, and joint work on cutting-edge semiconductors.
- Economic security minister Kimi Onoda and White House OSTP director Michael Kratsios are expected to sign the tech memorandum during the Trump–Takaichi summit.
- A separate shipbuilding memorandum is also planned, focusing on Japanese investment to expand U.S. shipyard capacity and the transfer of icebreaker technology, to be signed by Transport Minister Yasushi Kaneko and U.S. Ambassador George Glass.