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Germany and Japan agree to strengthen economic and technology ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed in Tokyo to deepen cooperation on economic security and future technologies.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed in Tokyo on Wednesday to deepen cooperation between their countries on economic security and high tech. Euronews reported that the meeting marks Merz's first visit to Japan since he took office in May 2025. [1]

The two leaders issued joint statements focused on economic security and future technologies. Euronews reported that the agreements are intended to align and strengthen cooperation between the two nations in those sectors. [1]

Germany is a Western and Central European nation of more than 83 million people, and its capital is Berlin. Japan is an East Asian island nation whose historical power was held by shoguns and samurai before modern unification. [13][15]

According to reporting from A News, the German chancellor also planned to explore a joint fighter jet project with Japan. Separate headlines from Global Banking & Finance Review and Arab News reported that Merz invited Japan to back a trade alliance as China asked Germany to remain rational. [8][11][12]

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In short

  • Friedrich Merz met Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
  • The trip is Merz's first visit to Japan since taking office in May 2025.
  • Germany and Japan issued joint statements to strengthen cooperation on economic security and high tech.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Germany and Japan strengthen economic ties as global tensions riseEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Japan GermanyPost Register, 4h ago
  3. [3]Japan GermanyWV News, 4h ago
  4. [4]Japan GermanyWV News, 4h ago
  5. [5]Japan GermanyWV News, 4h ago
  6. [6]Japan GermanyWV News, 4h ago
  7. [7]Japan GermanyWV News, 4h ago
  8. [8]Merz invites Japan to back trade alliance as China asks Germany tGlobal Banking & Finance Review, 2h ago
  9. [9]As Merz visits Japan, energy startup Proxima Fusion moves to secure Germany's place in the global fusion raceEU-Startups, 5h ago
  10. [10]Germany and Japan strengthen economic ties as global tensions riseYahoo News Singapore, 1h ago
  11. [11]Germany to explore joint fighter jet project with Japan: ChancellorA News, 2h ago
  12. [12]Merz invites Japan to back trade alliance as China asks Germany to be 'rational'アラブニュース, 1h ago

Background

  1. [13]Germany on Wikipedia
  2. [14]US–Japan–Philippines trilateral summit on Wikipedia
  3. [15]Japan on Grokipedia
  4. [16]North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan FTMQ News, 16d ago
  5. [17]IMF warns Middle East conflict could raise Australian petrol prices FTMQ News, 15d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 17 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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