Japan’s Kishida Says He’ll Weigh Stance on Chips Responsibly
US President Joe Biden, right, and Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, at the White House.
Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Japan would consider “with responsibility” how to deal with semiconductor trade, after he and US President Joe Biden held talks in Washington.
“Japan will communicate closely with allies and like-minded countries, including the US, and think about how to deal with semiconductors,” Kishida told reporters Saturday. He added he wanted to consider his country’s stance “with responsibility” and based on economic security considerations.