Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan on Saturday to meet his counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, and discuss deepening defence ties, his office said on Friday. Australia wanted ...

Australia will stand with Japan "to assert the rules-based order in this region, and we will do it resolutely," said Marles, who doubles as deputy prime minister. Koizumi called the incidents ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, left, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, second left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, right, pose ...

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises ...

U.S. Marines fire a Mark 19 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, June 2024. (Sgt. Cristian Bestul/U.S. Marine Corps) DARWIN, Australia — The U.S., Australia and Japan agreed to broaden a ...

Australia and Japan have reached the largest defence-industry agreement ever between both countries for the production of advanced warships for the Australian Navy, the country’s Minister for Defence ...

The South Korean defense conglomerate will nearly double its stake in Austal, complicating efforts to protect Japanese ...

An Australian think tank says the quasi-allies should work with the region to maintain supply lines and prevent China from ...

Any direct deterrent contribution – meaning participation in high-end military operations – will arguably stem from these long-standing and increasingly united U.S. allies. U.S. Air Force members, ...

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Two own-goals saw the points shared Tuesday as Japan and Australia drew 1-1 in Asian World Cup qualifying. Shogo Taniguchi accidentally put Australia ahead just before the hour ...

TOKYO (AP) — Nick Champion de Crespigny marked his debut as captain with a try as a misfiring Australia overcame Japan 19-15 to open its five-match Northern Hemisphere tour Saturday. De Crespigny ...

Japan and Australia call for calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets, escalating regional military tensions.