Japan plans to offer Papua New Guinea's military heavy machinery for disaster response and road construction through its security assistance program, government sources said Saturday, as Tokyo apparently seeks closer alignment with the Pacific island nation to counter China's growing clout. The aid will be worth 400 million yen ($2.7 million) and is expected to include shovel-loaders and bulldozers, the sources said. Senior Japanese vice foreign minister Takuma Miyaji will make a three-day visit to Papua New Guinea from Monday to attend a ceremony to commemorate the country's 50th anniversary ...