London: Britain and Japan are set to agree investment and technology partnerships worth more than £18 billion ($24 billion), expected to create tens of thousands of jobs, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday.
According to Emirates News Agency, the agreements include a Japanese five-year investment pipeline of more than £9 billion in infrastructure and financial services, alongside plans to unlock up to £9 billion for UK offshore wind projects. The two countries will also launch a new technology partnership covering areas such as AI, semiconductors, and quantum computing.