The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, Germany agree to beef up critical mineral supply chains: TakaichiTOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed Wednesday to strengthen critical mineral supply chains amid shared economic security concerns over China.The two leaders also said their countries will promote cooperation between their defense industries, Takaichi said at a joint press announcement after their meeting in Tokyo.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
