Japanese and Russian economic ministers agreed Thursday to prioritize cooperation in lifting productivity using information technology to move ahead with their broader economic ties ahead of a summit expected in May.Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said at the outset of a meeting with his counterpart Maxim Oreshkin in Tokyo that the economic cooperation package proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2016 was an "important cornerstone of Japan-Russian ties.""We have agreed to provide support to realize the individual projects toward the planned summit" between Ab…READ FULL ARTICLE