Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Tsuyoshi said during talks with visiting US Secretary of State Brinken in Tokyo on the 7th that he is very sorry about the US decision to prevent Japan Steel from acquiring US Steel and requested that the US take measures to dispel concerns about investment between Japan and the US. During the talks, the two sides exchanged views on US President Joe Biden's blocking Nippon Steel's acquisition of American Steel on national security grounds, and reiterated the importance of the Japan-US economic relationship, including Japanese companies' investment in the US. The two sides are also discussing issues such as the Japan-US alliance, Japan-US economic relations, and the situation in the Middle East.

Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Tsuyoshi said during talks with visiting US Secretary of State Brinken in Tokyo on the 7th that he was very sorry about the US decision to prevent Japan Steel from acquiring US Steel and requested that the US take measures to dispel concerns about investment between Japan and the US. During the talks, the two sides exchanged views on US President Joe Biden's blocking Nippon Steel's acquisition of American Steel on national security grounds, and reiterated the importance of the Japan-US economic relationship, including Japanese companies' investment in the US. The two sides are also discussing issues such as the Japan-US alliance, Japan-US economic relations, and the situation in the Middle East.