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      Good thing that the proposal is not for Japan to join NATO then. The proposal is to have a place to discuss matters that concern the security of of both Japan and NATO countries.

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          “Nato [stands for] north Atlantic, and both article V and article VI [in its statutes] clearly limit the scope to north Atlantic,” a French official, who asked not to be named, said on Tuesday.

          Actually, it is what they said

          Despite calls for Nato to work more closely with allies in north-east Asia, France is apparently reluctant to support anything that fuels tensions between the alliance and China.

          Of course, it is because France does not want a conflict with China