UK and Japan to sign £18bn investment deal including offshore wind and nuclear technology agreements
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Guardian staff reporter
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The UK and Japan are set to agree on £18bn worth of investment deals, including a £9bn offshore wind agreement and a Rolls-Royce collaboration with Japan's Atomic Energy Agency on next-generation nuclear technologies. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi at Downing Street ahead of the G7 summit, with over 10 commercial and government agreements expected to be signed, creating tens of thousands of jobs.
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More than 10 commercial and government agreements are expected to be signed including a £9bn offshore wind deal.
Rolls-Royce deepening its collaboration with Japan's Atomic Energy Agency, Downing Street said, signing a new agreement to develop next-generation technologies.
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