Japanese officials: How to fulfill investment commitments to the U.S. depends on Japan's interests.

On August 6, Jin10 reported that Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Akizawa Ryozo, stated that according to the trade agreement reached last month, Japan promised to invest $550 billion in the United States, but this will depend on whether the investment also benefits Tokyo. Before Akizawa made these remarks, Trump, in an interview yesterday, compared Japan's promised investment to a "baseball player's signing bonus" and said, "That's our money." "This is the money we use for investment, and we like it this way." Akizawa told reporters that the plan is a "commitment to invest in the U.S., which is also beneficial for Japan," such as establishing a supply chain in the economic security field. "At the very least, we cannot cooperate on anything that is unfavorable to Japan," Akizawa said during his first visit to the U.S. after the two countries reached the agreement.