London and Tokyo agree on $24-billion investment deal
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a business roundtable meeting at Downing Street in central London on June 14, 2026, as part of her governmental trip to the UK ahead of the G7 in France. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / POOL / AFP)
Britain and Japan have sealed a sweeping economic and technological partnership, expected to generate over 18 billion pounds ($24 billion) in investment, during a visit to London by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Takaichi held talks at his Downing Street office on June 14, ahead of them attending a G7 summit in France which began on June 15.
In total, more than 10 trade agreements were signed, including a 9-billion pound offshore wind farm project, as Starmer hailed as "a new era of cooperation between our two countries."
