Germany, Japan seek cooperation on economic security.

Germany and Japan agreed to cooperate closely on economic security on Saturday during their first ever high-ministerial government consultations, held amid tensions over global supply chains and economic disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accompanied to Japan by six ministers, is looking at ways to reduce German dependence on Chinese raw materials.

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the COVID-19 pandemic have made us painfully aware of the difficulties...

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