NATO removes Tokyo office mention from joint communique

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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Vilnius summit on July 11. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The establishment of a NATO office in Tokyo has been left uncertain after language regarding the proposal was removed from a final joint communique of the alliance summit.

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