Donald Trump Announces ‘Massive’ Japan Investments In US Projects After Trade Deal

Last Updated:February 18, 2026, 02:57 IST

Trump said the first tranche of investments will cover energy and critical minerals projects in Texas, Ohio and Georgia.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as US President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to US Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Japan has begun rolling out investments in the United States as part of a major bilateral trade agreement, highlighting projects in energy and critical minerals.

“Our MASSIVE Trade Deal with Japan has just launched! Japan is now officially, and financially, moving forward with the FIRST set of Investments under its $550 BILLION Dollar Commitment to invest in the United States of America — part of our Historic Trade Deal to REVITALIZE the American Industrial Base, create HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of GREAT American Jobs, and strengthen our National and Economic Security like never before,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The US President said the initial projects would span oil and gas in Texas, power generation in Ohio, and a critical minerals facility in Georgia, describing them as key to boosting domestic production and economic security.

Trump called the initiatives part of a “Historic Trade Deal to REVITALIZE the American Industrial Base, create HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of GREAT American Jobs, and strengthen our National and Economic Security.”

According to Trump, the scale of the projects underscored the role of tariffs in shaping the agreement, saying they “could not be done without one very special word, TARIFFS.”

“The scale of these projects are so large, and could not be done without one very special word, TARIFFS. The Gas Power Plant in Ohio (A State I won THREE TIMES!) will be the largest in History, the LNG Facility in the Gulf of America will drive Exports, and further our Country’s Energy DOMINANCE, and our Critical Minerals Facility will end our FOOLISH dependance on Foreign Sources,” he said.

AFP reported that the announcement comes as Washington and Tokyo move forward with the pact ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s upcoming visit to the United States.

The investments mark the first tranche of Japan’s broader $550 billion commitment under the deal, which both sides have framed as a step toward deepening economic cooperation and strengthening supply chains in strategic sectors.

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