More than half of funds may go to electricity and energy development
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who spoke to Nikkei in Tokyo on Oct. 27. (Photo by Seiko Ota)
TAKESHI KAWANAMI
October 27, 2025 20:00 JST
TOKYO — Visiting U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an exclusive interview with Nikkei on Monday that the $550 billion investment framework agreed between Japan and the United States would focus on “power, pipelines … things that are fundamental to national security and have virtually no risk.”