"Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will head to Japan on Saturday for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, as the allies seek to advance bilateral defence cooperation amid growing tension in the Asia Pacific. An Australian government news release on Friday said Canberra is seeking to make early contact with the new administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, adding that Australia and Japan have a shared vision for our region amid increasingly complex global challenges."
"In August, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government granted a contract to Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to construct 11 Mogami-class frigates. Australia will acquire 11 vessels to bolster the Royal Australian Navy fleet, in a contract reportedly worth $10 billion Australian dollars (some $6.5bn). The deal represents the most significant defence export Japan has undertaken since lifting its military export ban in 2014, as it moves further away from its post-World War II pacifist stance."
Australia seeks early contact with the new administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and is advancing bilateral defence cooperation with Japan amid growing Asia-Pacific tensions. Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan to meet counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi and progress the defence relationship. Canberra and Tokyo share a regional vision and close strategic alignment. The two countries plan to share understanding of the regional situation and hold concrete discussions to deepen defence cooperation. In August, Australia contracted Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build 11 Mogami-class frigates in a deal reportedly worth $10 billion Australian dollars, with the first three built in Japan and delivered from 2029.
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