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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sees cooperation with the Global South as critical for a healthy international community. (Pool photo/Reuters)

RYO NEMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan will host a series of regional summits this year and in 2024, starting with Southeast Asia, as it looks to court nations in the so-called Global South while India and China make their own initiatives.

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