The USA and Japan strengthen their security alliance and cooperation in raw materials.

Golden age? Japan And the USA Reinforce Existing Alliances

2025-10-29 Source: dpa 2 min Reading Time

The USA and Japan intend to further strengthen their existing security alliance, as has now come to light, according to dpa. But there's more to it ...

If Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) has her way, they will enter a golden age together with big brother USA. This refers to nothing less than the strengthening of the existing security alliance ...(Image: Reuters) — If Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) has her way, they will enter a golden age together with big brother USA. This refers to nothing less than the strengthening of the existing security alliance ...
(Image: Reuters)

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated at the start of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo that she aims to realize a new golden age of the Japanese-American alliance. After all, the two nations have built the strongest alliance in the world. Together with the U.S., Japan is ready to contribute to peace and stability worldwide. President Trump praised Japan for significantly increasing its military capabilities under Takaichi's leadership. The U.S. has already received orders from Japan for a very large amount of new military equipment. Takaichi recently announced at the start of her term that the defense budget would be raised to two percent of GDP by March. This goal would thus be achieved two years earlier than previously planned, as reported. She described the security alliance with Japan's protector, the U.S., as the cornerstone of her foreign and security policy. This was apparently in reference to China's growing power ambitions and the threat posed by North Korea's missiles and nuclear program.

But Both Are Also Concerned With Critical Raw Materials ...

The U.S. and Japan intend to strengthen their collaboration in the promotion, processing, and availability of rare earths and minerals, as China is known to hold a virtual monopoly on these critical resources. On Thursday, Trump plans to meet with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the sidelines of the APEC economic summit to also discuss the bilateral trade conflict. The APEC group includes 21 Pacific Rim countries, including the U.S., China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea. Their goal is to strengthen economic growth by reducing trade barriers. Trump is using his trip through several Asian countries to finalize various agreements on rare earths. By expanding these cooperations, the U.S. government aims to reduce dependence on China. Rare earths are ultimately of critical importance for high-tech-oriented Japan as well.

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