japanese trade minister nishimura yasatoshi signed a memorandum, and canada has large reserves of themthe memorandum says the two countries will cooperate if an emergency threatens stable supply chains and critical minerals. japan will provide financial and technological support of resource exploration of key minerals. the two sides also agreed to publicly support japanese companies wanting to build battery production plants in canada. now, nishimrura told reporters japan's proximity to the giant u.s. auto market makes it favorable. >> translator: we hope that japan's storage battery related industry will develop significantly through deeper cooperation with canada. we also hope both countries will lead the world by leveraging japan's technological capability in these new fields. >> the minister said he intended to encourage more investment in canada from japanese companies. >>> okay, let's get a check on the markets. >>> and that's it for "newsline biz" from tokyo. i'm ramin mellegard. thank you very much for watching. sikh activist have been operating for years outside india and now