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Japan held its seventh foreign and defense ministers' meeting in a year with France on Thursday, the most ever. © Reuters

TAKUYA MIZOROGI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan held its seventh foreign and defense ministers' meeting in a year with France on Thursday, the most ever, as the format regains favor under a U.S. president who promotes a multilateral approach to countering China's rising influence.

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