Japan vows to deepen defense ties with Australia at Nikkei forum in Perth
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Western Australia Premier Roger Cook delivers a keynote address at the Nikkei Asia Forum in Perth on April 28. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Shotaro Tani and Shaun Turton
April 28, 2026 11:13 JST
Updated on April 28, 2026 13:13 JST
TOKYO/PERTH — Japan will look to deepen its defense cooperation with Australia to deal with an “increasingly severe” security situation in the Indo-Pacific, its defense minister said at a Nikkei forum on Tuesday.
