TOKYO -- Japanese companies are pouring money into the U.S. not only in the traditionally big-spending manufacturing sector, but also in such growth industries as artificial intelligence, giving Tokyo more economic contributions to highlight to Washington.
Japan ranked as the largest foreign direct investor in the U.S. for a fifth straight year in 2023, according to U.S. Commerce Department data -- a point that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized Friday in a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump.
