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Economy
Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs
2017-02-03
[Reuters] Japan is putting together a package it says could generate 700,000 U.S. jobs and help create a $450-billion market, to present to U.S. President Donald Trump next week, government sources familiar with the plans said.

The five-part package, to be unveiled when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Trump on Feb. 10 in Washington, envisage investments in infrastructure projects such as high-speed trains and cybersecurity, said the sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Investing in overseas infrastructure projects dovetails with a key plank in Abe’s growth strategy, which is to export "high-quality" infrastructure technology.

Japan will invest 17 trillion yen ($150 billion) in public and private funds over 10 years, the sources said. That would include helping develop high-speed railways in the northeastern United States, and the states of Texas and California, and renovating subway and train cars.
The Japanese might as well invest that money in the U.S.: they've been investing in all sorts of public and joint venture projects in Japan the past two decades without noticeable results.
The package also includes cooperation in global infrastructure investment, joint development of robots and artificial intelligence, and cooperation in cybersecurity and space exploration, among others.
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  Tokyo's subway system is a joy.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-02-03 11:33  

#1  Gee, I wonder why Obola never got some deal like this.

I think there may have been a problem in translation from intelligent economic/business speak to radical ebonicized street agitator/organizer.

Either that or he never tried.

Personally I lean toward the power of and.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-02-03 07:48  

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