Afghanistan, Dec. 5 -- Australia's Defense Minister is traveling to Tokyo to discuss deepening defense cooperation, regional security strategies, and strengthening bilateral military partnerships with Japan.

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Tokyo on Saturday for high-level talks aimed at expanding defence cooperation with Japan, his office confirmed.

According to Reuters, Marles will meet Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to discuss military collaboration, security coordination and shared regional interests. The visit marks one of the earliest defence-level engagements with the new government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

ABC News, report that the visit comes against the backdrop of increasing Indo-P...