Japanese government promotes $400 billion investment in the US

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The government of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae announced investment projects worth 400 billion USD between Japan and the US, during the recent visit of US President Donald Trump, including areas important to economic security such as energy, artificial intelligence (AI) and essential minerals. These huge investment projects have received attention from the Japanese press.

Japan's largest companies have announced "expressions of interest" in forming investment projects in the US, focusing on projects related to artificial intelligence infrastructure worth up to tens of billions of dollars for each project, but there is still a way to go before reaching an official decision.

According to Nikkei, Japanese companies are considering leading projects to provide efficient power to data centers in the US. On the other hand, the reason the US hopes to cooperate with Japanese companies on energy projects is because the spread of generative AI will require a huge amount of electricity. According to McKinsey & Company, the electricity consumption of US data centers in 2030 will increase more than four times compared to 2023.

According to the Mainichi newspaper, a Japanese government information release said about 20 Japanese and American companies have expressed interest in investing in the US, including 10 large Japanese companies. In the coming time, the two sides will discuss each project in detail, but there are still many concerns.

The Asahi newspaper commented that it is still unclear how much of Japan's $550 billion investment commitment will be realized when President Donald Trump's term ends in January 2029. The 21 projects in the document released by the Japanese government are still in the "expression of interest" stage, with no official decisions yet. Moreover, some companies expressed confusion about the scale of these 21 projects, with a total value of up to $400 billion, saying "this amount is too large".

Analysts say it is not easy for the Japanese government to attract investment of up to 550 billion USD in the US as committed, in exchange for low US tariffs on Japanese cars. Currently, many Japanese companies are evaluating the profits and risks of investing in the US.

Source: https://vtv.vn/chinh-phu-nhat-ban-thuc-day-dau-tu-400-ty-usd-vao-my-100251030190345836.htm