President Yoon Seok-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plan to present ways for cooperation in the field of advanced technology between the two countries at a lecture at Stanford University in the United States.
On the 17th, the Asahi Shimbun reported that while Korea-Japan relations are improving, the leaders of Korea and Japan will announce plans to jointly build a supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia, the next generation of energy, at a lecture at Stanford University.
The Asahi Shimbun said, “The two leaders, who visited the United States for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, will lecture on the topic of future-oriented Korea-Japan relations at a lecture at Stanford University on the 17th (local time).” “There is also an intention to impress upon us the improvement in Korea-Japan relations,” he said.
At this event, Prime Minister Kishida plans to present a government policy to invest more than 150 trillion yen (approximately 1,292 trillion won) in the development of next-generation energy over the next 10 years in accordance with the decarbonization policy. The Asahi Shimbun reported that it is expected to reveal a plan to utilize hydrogen and ammonia, which do not produce any.
In addition, the leaders of Korea and Japan plan to strengthen cooperation surrounding quantum technology that enables high-speed information processing, and Korea’s Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding. In addition, we are also working to develop technology in the semiconductor field and establish a supply chain for stable manufacturing.
The Asahi Shimbun added that Prime Minister Kishida plans to emphasize in his lecture that he wants to pioneer technological development through cooperation between Korea and Japan and between Korea and the United States while complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
Source: Donga
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