Japan and U.S. Extend Science and Technology Agreement Indefinitely

Japan and the United States signed a protocol in Tokyo on October 2 to extend their science and technology agreement indefinitely. Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed for their governments. First signed in 1988, the agreement provides a legally binding framework for scientific cooperation between the two governments. The U.S. State Department said the amendments support sustained cooperation focused on critical and emerging technologies and a secure, trusted innovation ecosystem.