Japan and Europe draw closer over shared security concerns

Kishida pursues defense cooperation on G-7 tour amid threat from China and Russia

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Rome on Jan. 10. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

ROME -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is discussing security cooperation with European counterparts during his Group of Seven tour, a further sign of how shared concern about Russia and China is breaking down old geographical divisions.

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