UK and Japan set to agree investment deal worth £18bn
Keir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo.
- ▪Keir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo.
- ▪Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo.
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- ▪ UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal — BBC News
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/13/uk-and-japan-set-to-agree-investment-deal-worth-18bn |
| Publication time | Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:39:09 GMT |
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Keir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi pictured in January after their bilateral meeting in Tokyo. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesTrade policyUK and Japan set to agree investment deal worth £18bnKeir Starmer says commercial and government agreements will create tens of thousands of jobsPA MediaSat 13 Jun 2026 18.39 EDTLast modified on Sat 13 Jun 2026 18.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK and Japan are set to agree £18bn worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.Prime minister Keir Starmer will welcome his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to Downing Street on…
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