Japan makes play for resources with Ecuador, Mercosur outreach

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, left, poses with counterpart Roberto Kury Pesantes in Ecuador on Aug. 6. (Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) TOKYO — Japan is moving to expand trade cooperation with South America, following up on a recent preliminary agreement with the Mercosur trade bloc with plans to form another with Ecuador as Tokyo seeks to bolster economic ties with the resource-rich region.

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