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Japan: Economic Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans to take steps to help facilitate closer economic cooperation with Japan.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans to take steps to help facilitate closer economic cooperation with Japan.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has already taken action to strengthen UK-Japan economic cooperation. In early March 2025, the Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Business and Trade travelled to Japan, meeting their Japanese counterparts for the UK's first 'Econo...

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