Japan boosts Global South ties with eye on China and Russia

As G-7 summit approaches, Tokyo aims to take lead in security concerns

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stressed the importance of strengthening engagement with the Global South. (Photo by Kento Awashima)

RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is strengthening relations with countries in the Global South, seeking a common front against Russia and China amid seismic shifts in the international security landscape.

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