Japan signs $22 billion loan as part of $550 billion investment commitment to the United States.

Japan has signed a $22 billion loan agreement for the first batch of projects under its $55 billion investment commitment to the United States, officially launching the related financing package. This investment framework is tied to a trade agreement that will lower U.S. tariffs on imports from Japan to 15%. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation, a government-owned institution, said on Friday that it will provide about one-third of the $22 billion financing amount, with the remaining portion provided by commercial banks. According to sources, the contributions from commercial banks will be provided jointly by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Mizuho Financial Group, with guarantees provided by the Japan National Export Import Insurance Company. The total scale of the first batch of three major projects is $36 billion, including an oil export facility in Texas, an industrial diamond factory in Georgia, and a natural gas power plant in Ohio. Under the agreement reached between Japan and the United States, the cash flow generated from the investment will be initially split evenly between the two countries; once a specific allocation threshold is reached, 90% of the cash flow will be allocated to the United States.