Takaichi presses Merz not to leave Japan out of ‘Made in Europe’ EV subsidies

Nikkei Asia reports that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pressed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz not to leave Japan out of a proposed EU electric-vehicle subsidy plan. Tokyo’s efforts to change the industrial support bill had been unsuccessful as of October 29. The Japan Times reports that the leaders also pledged closer cooperation on economic security and advanced technology at their October 28 meeting in Tokyo.