European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will visit Japan next week and meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the European Union said Thursday, with Russia's war against Ukraine and China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region expected to be discussed.The EU said the summit, scheduled to be held on May 12, will provide "an opportunity to display the increasingly deep and dynamic alliance" between the regional bloc and Japan, which have similar values including a commitment to defending the rules-based international order.It will …READ FULL ARTICLE