Blinken: New U.S.-Japan economic committee will complement IPEF

The U.S. and Japan on Friday held the inaugural ministerial meeting of their Economic Policy Consultative Committee, pledging to jointly pursue a “positive economic vision” that will complement the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken joined Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi for the meeting of the so-called “2+2” group. In a joint statement , the countries lauded...