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, and set up a high-level dialogue framework on artificial intelligence.The two leaders will also promote cooperation between their countries' defense industries, Takaichi told a joint press announcement after their meeting in Tokyo, in response to the increasingly deteriorating global security environment.The two governments will also advance private-sector cooperation in cutting-edge technologies such as…READ FULL ARTICLE
