ACTIVE FOR AMERICAN WORKERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met at the White House and announced new initiatives to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance, strengthen economic security, and enhance deterrence to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The President stood up for American farmers, ranchers, and producers by improving and accelerating market access for U.S. agricultural exports to Japan. In addition to the first tranche of three major Japanese investments under the 2025 U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement announced in February 2026, worth $36 billion, the United States is welcoming a second tranche of Japanese investments, including up to $40 billion from GE Vernova Hitachi in Tennessee and Alabama to build small modular reactor power plants and up to $33 billion dollars in natural gas production facilities in Pennsylvania and Texas. The United States and Japan will continue to cooperate on issues related to investment security, and Japan plans to strengthen its mechanism for reviewing inbound investments based on national security risks. The president praised Japan's support for American reindustrialization. The United States will prioritize visa processing for temporary business travelers, particularly those making significant investments, training U.S. workers, or transferring critical skills, techniques, or know-how. Under a new cooperation protocol, the two countries promote the use, conservation and management of national parks.
STRENGTHENING SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND ENERGY SECURITY: The two leaders discussed the ongoing threat posed by economic and geopolitical competitors that constrain strategic supply chains, such as critical minerals, and reaffirmed near-term initiatives to expand reliable supply chains for key infrastructure and industries.
The President and Prime Minister welcomed the results of the Indo-Pacific Energy Security and Business Forum, which brought together 17 Indo-Pacific ministers and hundreds of business leaders to highlight more than $50 billion in projects and investments in the United States and the region. Under a new cooperation protocol, the two countries will accelerate joint research and development as well as industrial cooperation on the commercially viable development of critical deep-sea mineral resources, including rare earth muds near Japan's Minamitorishima Island, which could meet centuries of industrial demand. The United States and Japan have concluded a Critical Minerals Action Plan aimed at increasing the production and diversity of these minerals, by developing a plurilateral trade initiative supported by price floors or other measures.
ADVANCING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE PARTNERSHIP: The United States and Japan will continue to achieve excellence through joint projects and new initiatives.
The U.S. Department of Energy and Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology signed a statement of intent to boost cooperation in AI-based scientific discovery and innovation, high-performance computing and quantum technologies. Under a new memorandum of understanding, the US Argonne National Laboratory, Japan's RIKEN and Fujitsu and NVIDIA will leverage public research institutions and private sector partners to accelerate computing architectures and solutions. Astronauts will return to the Moon through NASA's Artemis program with the crew of the Japanese pressurized lunar rover. The two countries will expand cooperation in low Earth orbit and the NASA-led moon base, and launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Martian Moon Exploration (MMX) later this year. The two countries are cooperating on biotechnology and pharmaceutical supply chain resilience under the October 2025 Technology Prosperity Agreement. In 2025, the two countries shared several outbreak intelligence reports and identified 19 public health events, leading to earlier detection and rapid response.
STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE: The United States welcomed Japan's commitment to rapidly strengthening its own defense capabilities, increasing its defense budget, and continuing its partnership with U.S. forces in Japan and the region.
The United States and Japan have affirmed their commitment to deploying advanced capabilities to Japan to enable a strong denial defense posture. This year, the two sides will maintain close coordination, building on the successful 2025 deployment of the US Typhoon missile system to the Japanese mainland. Following the bilateral feasibility study for the co-production of the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), the two countries will determine Japan's future role in increasing AMRAAM production capacity. In support of missile defense cooperation, the two sides will quickly quadruple production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA missiles in Japan. The United States welcomed Japan's commitment to developing a secure and sovereign cloud platform for government data to improve bilateral information sharing, planning and coordination.
STRENGTHENING REGIONAL SECURITY: Both leaders promoted national security interests to safeguard the lives and property of the American and Japanese people.
The two leaders pledged to promote peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait as an indispensable part of regional security and global prosperity, supported the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues through dialogue, and opposed any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo, including through force or coercion. The United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea and the strengthening of the Japan-United States-Republic of Korea partnership. The United States supports Japan's determination to achieve an immediate solution to the abduction issue. The two sides will coordinate in third countries to address challenges posed by strategic competitors and rogue states.