The Japanese government on Tuesday welcomed the European Union's decision to craft an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at reinforcing the bloc's strategic engagement in the region, where China's rise has stoked concern among its neighbors and tensions with the United States.Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference that Japan wants to boost cooperation with the EU for the stability and prosperity of the region, noting that the bloc's policy has "many similarities" with the free-and-open Indo-Pacific initiative promoted by Tokyo.EU foreign ministers on Monday adopted a doc…READ FULL ARTICLE
