British PM Johnson eyeing visit to Japan in mid-Feb.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to visit Japan in mid-February for talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.During Johnson's planned trip on Feb. 15 and 16, the two leaders are likely to agree to enhance security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, where China has become increasingly assertive in its territorial claims in the East and South China seas, the sources said.It would be Johnson's first visit to Japan since taking office in 2019. But the two governments may change the dates of the trip depending on the level of coronavirus inf…READ FULL ARTICLE