Chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council "Expanding Business in the Environmental Field" Looking ahead to the New US Administration November 18, 12:42
Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council, which is made by major trading companies about the declaration of victory by former Vice President Biden in the US presidential election, said at a press conference on the 18th that future Japan-US relations will be various connections between governments and companies He said that the policy would be more predictable, and that Japanese companies should focus on the environmental business that Mr. Biden is focusing on.
In this, Chairman Kobayashi said, "I hope that a strong relationship of trust will be built between Mr. Biden and Prime Minister Kan. Mr. Biden is said to return diplomatic control from unilateralism to international cooperation. "I want you to do it on the route," he said. "Under the new administration, more information will be gathered through various pipes such as local activities of companies and bureaucrats, and for Japan, the predictability of American policy will increase. ".
In addition, Chairman Kobayashi said about the future policy toward China, "I think that there is no change in a strong stance, but I think we will find cooperation in the environmental field instead of suddenly increasing tariffs." I showed my point of view.
On top of that, he said, "We expect that the global decarbonization trend will accelerate, such as the return of the United States to the Paris Agreement and investment in the green field." Biden and other Japanese companies are focusing on the environmental field. He expressed his belief that the business of the company should be expanded.