Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Monday to deepen economic security cooperation to strengthen supply chains for critical commodities, such as strategically important chips, amid global shortages.The two leaders in a meeting in Tokyo confirmed bolstering semiconductor manufacturing capacity and diversification, as well as collaboration on advanced battery supply chains and resiliency of those for critical minerals."We were able to reach an agreement on economic security cooperation, including the development of cutting-edge semiconductors," Kishida to…READ FULL ARTICLE