Japan Troops to Train With US Forces in Northern Australia
- Defense ministers from three nations meet in Australia Sunday
- Announcement is the latest move to strengthen security ties
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Japanese troops will regularly deploy to train alongside US rotational forces in Australia’s north starting from 2025, the latest move by the three nations to strengthen their security ties in the face of growing strategic competition with China.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a meeting with Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles in Darwin, northern Australia, on Sunday.