COURTESY CALL ON PM ISHIBA BY DEPUTY PM AND MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MARLES, AND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS WONG OF AUSTRALIA

TOKYO, Sept. 5 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:

On September 5, 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, received a courtesy call from Hon. Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia. The overview is as follows. Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Mr. NAKATANI Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan were also present during the courtesy call. 1. At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIBA welcomed the ministers' visits and, in light of Australia's selection of the upgraded "Mogami"-class frigate...