The signals are getting clear enough: Japan is becoming an ally of Australia. The latest indication is that Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is this week visiting Australia for the second time in four months. …
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The meeting in Canberra tomorrow between the defence ministers of Australia and Japan, Richard Marles and Shinjiro Koizumi, is an opportunity to set bilateral priorities for defence industry cooperation beyond Australia’s acquisition of Upgraded Mogami-class …
The Australia–Japan quasi-alliance is not a hedge against US unreliability, nor should it be seen in purely bilateral terms. Rather, it is emblematic of a broader pattern I call ‘stewarding’, in which core US allies …
The visit to Australia this week by Kimi Onoda, Japan’s minister responsible for science, technology and economic security, is a reminder that the strength of the Australia–Japan relationship depends on the depth of its economic …
This week’s visit to Australia by Japanese Minister of State for Economic Security Kimi Onoda offers the country an opportunity to ensure its natural abundance of critical minerals can play a key role in Japan’s …