Trump unveils first Japan investments under trade deal with US

SCMP · 2026-02-17
Trump unveils first Japan investments under trade deal with US

The US and Japan unveiled the debut projects of a US$550 billion investment fund, pressing ahead with a trade and economic pact in the weeks before Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet US President Donald Trump. Trump said that the first tranche of money would go towards an Ohio gas