Editorial

15:15 JST, October 9, 2025

The collaborative projects agreed upon during Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations are beginning to take shape. It is hoped that these projects are steadily advanced through thorough risk management while maintaining close communication between the two nations.

Under the Japan-U.S. agreement, a framework was established for Japan to invest $550 billion (about ¥84 trillion) in the United States. Japan also committed to energy purchases, including of liquefied natural gas (LNG), totaling about $7 billion annually.

The LNG development project planned by a U.S. energy company in the U.S. state of Alaska is expected to need $44 billion in investment, and Japan’s investment and LNG purchases are positioned as central to this effort.

Japan’s largest power generator, JERA........

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