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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles hold a joint press conference after their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles prior to their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong (far R) in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong ahead of their talks in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Japan-Australia summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, L) holds talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front, R) in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan-Australia summit in Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of their talks in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025.

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meet the press following their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya meets the press jointly with the Japanese defense minister and the Australian foreign and defense ministers following Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meets the press jointly with the Japanese foreign minister and the Australian foreign and defense ministers following Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles meets the press jointly with the Australian foreign minister and the Japanese foreign and defense ministers following Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets the press jointly with the Australian defense minister and the Japanese foreign and defense ministers following Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo before their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. The Japanese and Australian foreign and defense ministers held "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo the same day.

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (C) and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) hold "two-plus-two" security talks with their Australian counterparts in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles hold "two-plus-two" security talks with their Japanese counterparts in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (3rd from L) and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from L) hold "two-plus-two" security talks with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (6th from R) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (5th from R) in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia "2-plus-2" security talks

(from L) Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani pose for a photo before their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before their talks in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17, 2025, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold talks in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 17, 2025, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit. (Pool photo)

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4-way defense talks in Singapore

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) is pictured before a meeting with his counterparts from Japan, Australia and the Philippines on the sidelines of the annual Asia Security Summit, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on May 31, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Singapore on June 1, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles before their talks in Singapore on June 1, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles before their talks in Singapore on June 1, 2025.

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Japan-Australia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far R) and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong (2nd from L) hold talks in Washington on Jan. 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong shake hands ahead of their talks in Washington on Jan. 19, 2025.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) holds talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (far R) in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

(From L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles hold a joint press conference following a meeting of their countries' foreign and defense ministers in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a joint press conference with their Australian counterparts following their meeting in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

(From L) Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, her Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles chat during a photo session for a meeting of their countries' foreign and defense ministers in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles head to a photo session for a meeting of their countries' foreign and defense ministers in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (far L) speaks during a meeting of foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia alongside Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (2nd from L) in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Japan-Australia foreign and defense ministers' meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (2nd from L) speaks during a meeting of foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia alongside Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (far L) in Queenscliff, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Quad foreign ministers meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a meeting with foreign ministers from Japan, Australia and India -- the four-way grouping known as the Quad -- in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in San Francisco on Nov. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese prior to their talks in San Francisco on Nov. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Australia talks

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (R) shakes hands with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles prior to their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2023.

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Japan-Australia leaders' meeting in New Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during their meeting in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit.

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Japan-Australia leaders' meeting in New Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during their meeting in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit.

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Japan-Australia leaders' meeting in New Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold talks in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023, on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit.

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Japan-Australia defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles shake hands during their meeting in Singapore on June 4, 2023.

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Japan hosts 1st ministerial to propel Asia-wide zero emission concept

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) and Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura attend an inaugural ministerial meeting involving Japan, Australia and Southeast Asian nations in Tokyo on March 4, 2023, aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region based on the Asia Zero Emission Community initiative launched by Japan in 2022.

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Japan hosts 1st ministerial to propel Asia-wide zero emission concept

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (3rd from L) and Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura (2nd from L) attend an inaugural ministerial meeting involving Japan, Australia and Southeast Asian nations in Tokyo on March 4, 2023, aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region based on the Asia Zero Emission Community initiative launched by Japan in 2022.

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Japan hosts 1st ministerial to propel Asia-wide zero emission concept

Japanese Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura speaks in Tokyo on March 4, 2023, during an inaugural ministerial meeting involving Japan, Australia and Southeast Asian nations aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region based on the Asia Zero Emission Community initiative launched by Japan in 2022.

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Japan hosts 1st ministerial to propel Asia-wide zero emission concept

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (C) and Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura (R) attend an inaugural ministerial meeting involving Japan, Australia and Southeast Asian nations in Tokyo on March 4, 2023, aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region based on the Asia Zero Emission Community initiative launched by Japan in 2022.

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Japan hosts 1st ministerial to propel Asia-wide zero emission concept

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks in Tokyo on March 4, 2023, during an inaugural ministerial meeting involving Japan, Australia and Southeast Asian nations aimed at cutting carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region based on the Asia Zero Emission Community initiative launched by Japan in 2022.

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Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) and Australia's Matthew Spiranovic (6) vie for the ball during the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. Japan won 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Japan-Australia free trade pact takes effect

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kiuchi (2nd from R), parliamentary vice foreign minister, and other Japanese officials shake hands with Australian Ambassador to Japan Bruce Miller (C) during a bilateral committee meeting held in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, following the effectuation of a free trade agreement between the two countries.

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Japan, Australia reaffirm cooperation on Pacific trade pact

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Nov. 12, 2014, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. They reaffirmed their commitment to completing a Pacific free trade initiative early and boosting cooperation for defense equipment including submarines.