Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought to highlight his country¡¯s investments in the U.S. with a visit to a Toyota plant in North Carolina, a crucial battleground state in the 2024 contest between U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Kishida on Friday visited the Greensboro plant campus where Toyota last year injected an additional $8 billion to make batteries for electric vehicles ¡ª a move bringing the carmaker¡¯s total investment in North Carolina to about $14 billion. He also dropped by a Honda Aircraft factory in the state. The stops follow a summit in Washington with Biden, where strengthening economic and defense ties topped the agenda.
¡°I was able to agree with President Biden that the promotion of bilateral investment is very important for the U.S.-Japan relationship to drive the global economy,¡± Kishida told reporters late Thursday, saying the visit would showcase Japan¡¯s investments to the American public.
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