Japan and France to start talks on defense cooperation deal

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 2. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff wrter

PARIS -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Thursday to begin negotiations to facilitate visits between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the French military.

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