French President Francois Hollande (AP) visit to Japan last Thursday, is expected to focus on nuclear technology and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Shinzo Abe) strategy to deal with Japan's economic malaise more closely.
Hollande and Shinzo Abe will hold summit talks, local media reports said, could produce nuclear fuel cycle technology, a new generation of reactors and nuclear decommissioning cooperation agreement.
Japan is trying to collapse from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster clean-up, and suspend Monju fast breeder reactor, which is to deal with spent nuclear fuel.
Abe is eager to sell nuclear technology abroad in Japan, despite the suspension of the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power, and efforts to show that it can provide the highest safety standards. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which Areva SA together with the Turkish Black Sea coast in the construction of a nuclear reactor.
Hollande will also get first-hand look at how Abe through his "Abenomics" policy mix of monetary policy and fiscal stimulus policies and reforms in Japan two decades fighting recession. Many commentators have urged European leaders to reconsider the fiscal austerity imposed by the financial crisis, pointing to the rise of Japan from the recession last year's 3.5% annual economic growth rate last quarter as evidence crucial to stimulate economic recovery.
France has been seeking to deal with economic difficulties, its business growth in Asia: Hollande back just over a month ago to visit China, the two countries finalized involving dozens of Airbus aircraft sales and construction used nuclear fuel treatment and recycling facilities .
In addition to nuclear energy cooperation, France hopes to cooperate with Japan and emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology, information technology and robotics, French officials said.
The two sides also pledged to increase student and cultural exchanges.
French exports to Japan each year about 750 million euros (9.8 billion), while its imports of just over 900 million euros. Both # 11 for the respective trading partners.
Hollande, and this year is the first state visit to Japan, so he gets a formal welcoming ceremony and banquet hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. He and French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is due to leave Japan on Saturday.
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