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French President Emmanuel Macron and Japan’s former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the signing of a guest book at the Peace Memorial Museum during the European leader’s last visit to Japan as part of the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima in May 2023. (Kyodo via REUTERS)

BRUSSELS — President Emmanuel Macron is making a four-day trip to Japan and South Korea to elevate France’s relations with Asian allies as his government navigates an unpredictable relationship with a volatile U.S. and an increasingly assertive China amid the war in the Middle East.

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