TOKYO -- Japan will provide Papua New Guinea with heavy machinery used in disasters, Nikkei has learned, as Tokyo aims to build relationships with Pacific island nations in light of China's growing influence in the region.
International relations
Japan to aid Papua's disaster preparedness, countering China influence
Tokyo hopes to strengthening ties by providing heavy machinery
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, far right, meets with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, far left, at the Prime Minister's Office in July. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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