TOKYO -- Japan and the U.K. are set to make joint investments in critical minerals in such places as Africa and set up a framework for discussing economic security at the ministerial level, with supply chains on the agenda.
Ministers to meet Wednesday and reach agreement with Chinese influence in mind

The British and Japanese trade ministers are expected to affirm their stance on the high standards of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Nikkei montage)
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.K. are set to make joint investments in critical minerals in such places as Africa and set up a framework for discussing economic security at the ministerial level, with supply chains on the agenda.