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NATO to open Japan workplace, first in Asia

NATO will open a consultant workplace in Japan, marking the army alliance’s first everlasting liaison workplace in Asia.

Nikkei reported on Wednesday (May 3) that the plans had been confirmed by Japanese and NATO officers. Opening a NATO workplace in Japan was mentioned by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg when the pair met in Tokyo late January.

Both sides are reportedly nonetheless negotiating funding preparations for the one-person NATO liaison workplace which can open in Tokyo subsequent yr. If Japan have been to fund the workplace, it could be an necessary and extremely symbolic step in the direction of widening the army alliance’s focus from North America and Europe to the Asia-Pacific.

Japan has additionally dedicated to opening a devoted mission to NATO in Belgium, along with its current embassy. NATO and Japan will reportedly additionally signal a cooperation settlement on cyber safety, “emerging and disruptive technologies”, and combatting disinformation earlier than the subsequent NATO summit in June.
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