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- Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will visit Japan on December 6 to meet Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (Japan) and discuss expanding bilateral defence cooperation amid rising Asia-Pacific tensions.
- The A$10 billion contract for 11 Mogami-class frigates marks a significant shift in Japan's defence exports since lifting its military export ban.
- Marles will tour Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' shipyard in Nagasaki before traveling to Washington for discussions on the AUKUS submarine partnership.
