Japan and France agreed Thursday to strengthen the countries' defense partnership in response to China's military expansion, while Paris has reportedly opposed NATO's plan to open an office in Tokyo.Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his French counterpart Catherine Colonna met after the Financial Times reported earlier this month that President Emmanuel Macron had objected to what would be NATO's first office in Asia.The Japanese government said Hayashi and Colonna reaffirmed joint cooperation in the face of China's growing military clout, but they did not touch on the proposal to set …READ FULL ARTICLE
