In an era defined by overlapping crises and intensifying strategic competition, the two nation’s security partnership is more important than ever. Japan and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit Australia in early May 2026 — on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and almost 70 years on from the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's early May visit to Canberra marks a significant milestone for Australia-Japan relations. It consolidates one of the Indo-Pacific's most important middle-power ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia this week comes against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran – and the ...

Last week Australia and Japan signed a new agreement for the Australian Navy to acquire Japanese-designed Mogami-class frigates. The agreement follows up on the Albanese government’s decision last ...

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Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, right, is greeted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

There was much warmth on display at the official leaders’ meeting between Australia and Japan on Monday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave his Japanese counterpart Senae Takaichi an ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The prime ministers of Japan and Australia agreed to deepen cooperation in a wide range of areas including energy security, defense and critical minerals as the Iran war ...