US and Japan to cooperate on semiconductors as part of new economic dialogue
The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue recently aimed at pushing back against China and countering the disruption caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The two long-time allies agreed to establish a new joint research center for next-generation semiconductors during the so-called economic "two-plus-two" ministerial meeting in Washington, Japanese Trade Minister Koichi Hagiuda said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Japanese Foreign Minister…