LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Britain and Japan are set to
agree investment and technology partnerships worth more than £18
billion ($24 billion), expected to create tens of thousands of
jobs, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets his Japanese
counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday.
Here are some of the details as set out by the British
government:
* The agreements include a Japanese five-year investment
pipeline of more than £9 billion in infrastructure and financial
services, alongside plans to unlock up to £9 billion for UK
offshore wind projects.
* The offshore wind component is expected to support 5.9
gigawatts of capacity across projects in Scotland and the Celtic
Sea.
* The two countries will also launch a new technology
partnership covering areas such as AI, semiconductors and
quantum computing.
* Separately, companies including Hitachi Energy,
Rolls-Royce and Eisai ( ESALF ) are also expected to
announce investments and collaborations spanning power grid
expansion, nuclear technology and life sciences.
* Other business and government agreements are expected to
be signed during Takaichi's visit, which comes ahead of the June
15-17 G7 summit in France.
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(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; Editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)