Japan, South Korea to build supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia

Kishida and Yoon will announce new frameworks on economic security in the U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 16 at a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.

Nikkei staff writers

November 10, 2023 17:37 JST

Updated on November 10, 2023 18:16 JST

TOKYO -- Japan and South Korea will build a supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia together, the neighbors' latest move to expand their base of cooperation in economic security, Nikkei has learned. New frameworks will also be established in the fields of quantum technology and semiconductors.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will announce their program of cooperation next week, when they will be in the U.S. for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit meeting.