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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend a Japan-Indonesia "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From front on right row)) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and (from L) their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministerial talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan and Indonesia hold their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministerial talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From L) Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin attend a Japan-Indonesia "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin hold a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and their Indonesian counterparts, Sugiono and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin chat after concluding a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

Japan-Indonesia foreign and defense ministerial talks

(From R) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photos ahead of their "two-plus-two" foreign and defense ministers' talks in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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"2-plus-2" economic meeting

"2-plus-2" economic meeting

(From L) British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto pose for a photo at the outset of a "two-plus-two" economic meeting in Tokyo on March 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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"2-plus-2" economic meeting

"2-plus-2" economic meeting

British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds (2nd from L), British Foreign Secretary David Lammy (far L), Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (2nd from R) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (3rd from R) hold a "two-plus-two" economic meeting in Tokyo on March 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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"2-plus-2" economic meeting

"2-plus-2" economic meeting

(From L) British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 7, 2025, following a "two-plus-two" economic meeting. (Pool photo)

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"Two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo

"Two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on July 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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"Two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo

"Two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference following their "two-plus-two" security talks in Tokyo on July 28, 2024. (Pool photo)

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U.S., India talks in New Delhi

U.S., India talks in New Delhi

The United States and India hold "two-plus-two" talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in New Delhi on Nov. 10, 2023.

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U.S., India talks in New Delhi

U.S., India talks in New Delhi

The U.S. and Indian foreign and defense ministers -- (from L) U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar -- pose for photos ahead of their "two-plus-two" talks in New Delhi on Nov. 10, 2023.

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Japan, Britain foreign, defense ministers in Tokyo

Japan, Britain foreign, defense ministers in Tokyo

(From L) British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara pose for a photo at Japan's Foreign Ministry on Nov. 7, 2023, ahead of their "two-plus-two" talks, held on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Britain foreign, defense ministers in Tokyo

Japan, Britain foreign, defense ministers in Tokyo

(From L) British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara pose for a photo at Japan's Foreign Ministry on Nov. 7, 2023, ahead of their "two-plus-two" talks, held on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. security talks

Japan, U.S. security talks

(From L) Japanese Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attend a news conference after "two-plus-two" security talks in Washington on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Japan, U.S. security talks

Japan, U.S. security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a news conference after "two-plus-two" security talks in Washington on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Japan, U.S. security talks

Japan, U.S. security talks

(From L) Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attend a news conference after "two-plus-two" security talks in Washington on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Japan, U.S. security talks

Japan, U.S. security talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a news conference after "two-plus-two" security talks in Washington on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Japan-India talks

Japan-India talks

NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 30 Kyodo - "Two-plus-two" security talks between Japan and India are held in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2019.

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Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (from L to R) Australian Defense Minister David Johnston, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera pose for photos in Tokyo on June 11, 2014, prior to their so-called two-plus-two meeting.

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Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (from L to R) Australian Defense Minister David Johnston, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera attend a joint news conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2014, after their so-called two-plus-two meeting.

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Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

Japan, Australia hold 2-plus-2 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) addresses a so-called two-plus-two meeting of foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Australia in Tokyo on June 11, 2014.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Australian foreign, defense ministers

Japanese PM Abe talks with Australian foreign, defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Australian Defense Minister David Johnston (L) and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (C) talk with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 11, 2014. The Australian ministers met with Abe before holding a so-called two-plus-two meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Australian foreign, defense ministers

Japanese PM Abe talks with Australian foreign, defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - (from L to R) Australian Defense Minister David Johnston, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe join hands for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 11, 2014. The Australian ministers met with Abe before holding a so-called two-plus-two meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Japan-Russia talks

Japan-Russia talks

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu shake hands ahead of their "two-plus-two" meeting on security in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2013. It was the first such meeting between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd from L), U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (3rd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C, R side) are pictured during their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are pictured after a ceremony to sign a joint statement following their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera attend a joint press conference after their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera attend a ceremony to sign a joint statement following their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

Japan-U.S. foreign, defense chiefs meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera join hands during a ceremony to sign a joint statement following their "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, Australia hold 1st 2-plus-2 top security talks in Tokyo

Japan, Australia hold 1st 2-plus-2 top security talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, Japanese Foreign Minister Aso Taro, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson hold a join news conference at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on June 6 after their first ''two-plus-two'' top security talks.

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Japan, Australia hold 1st 2-plus-2 talks in Tokyo

Japan, Australia hold 1st 2-plus-2 talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson and Japanese Defense Minister Fumi Kyuma join hands in Tokyo on June 6 prior to their first ''two-plus-two'' top security talks.

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Japan, U.S. alliance enter new stage with troop realignment

Japan, U.S. alliance enter new stage with troop realignment

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga appear before the press to hold a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington on May 1 after the ''two-plus-two'' meeting of ministers in charge of foreign and defense affairs.

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Japan, U.S. set security goals, eye Taiwan, N. Korea

Japan, U.S. set security goals, eye Taiwan, N. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L), U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (2nd from L), Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (2nd from R) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono hold a joint press conference in Washington on Feb. 19 after their ''two-plus-two'' security talks.

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Machimura, Ono arrive in Washington for security talks

Machimura, Ono arrive in Washington for security talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono (R) arrive in Washington on Feb. 18 for a ''two-plus-two'' meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to discuss the U.S.-Japan security alliance and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda speaks to reporters in Washington on July 29, 2022, before a "two-plus-two" meeting of U.S. and Japanese foreign and economy ministers.

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U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

U.S.-Japan "2-plus-2" talks

(From L) Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo attend a joint press conference in Washington on July 29, 2022, following their "two-plus-two" talks.

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