TOKYO, Sept. 8 -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) issued the following news release:
1. H.E. Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan; H.E. Mr. NAKATANI Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan; the Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia; and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, met in Tokyo on 5 September 2025 for the 12th Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations.
2. We recognised the elevated importance of the Japan-Australia relationship in promoting a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. We acknowledged our unprecedented strategic alignment, shared will and capability to play a leading role in realising a free and open I...