Ishiba Denies Acquisition of US Steel "Demand Biden to Clear Concerns"...a trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan and Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to dispel strong concerns in the business community of both countries about Japan Steel's refusal to buy U.S. Steel.

Ishiba told reporters after the meeting that he delivered the remarks to Biden at an online meeting between the leaders of the three countries: the United States, Japan and the Philippines.

President Biden did not comment on this.

Prime Minister Ishiba also said in a New Year's address on the 6th that he takes seriously the growing concerns about investment between the U.S. and Japan in the Japanese industry and will strongly demand the U.S. government to respond.

Meanwhile, President Biden, Prime Minister Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who will retire on the 20th, held an online summit today and agreed to deepen economic, maritime, and technological cooperation.

With China in mind, the leaders of the three countries also reiterated their opposition to attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China Seas.

President Biden stressed the importance of three-nation cooperation, saying his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, will also know the value of continuing the three-nation partnership.