AUSTRALIA – FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS – JAPAN

Japan accord to boost brown coal, LNG exports

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 22-Jan-18

Australia and Japan have agreed to work together to develop coal and LNG markets in the region, following talks between their respective prime ministers in the week ending 19 January. Japanese technology could be used for high-efficiency, low-emissions coal power plants in south-east Asia, with coal to be potentially supplied from Australian mines. A consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries will also look at whether brown coal from Latrobe Valley in Victoria can be converted into liquid hydrogen and exported for use in Japan.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, JAPAN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, GRATTAN INSTITUTE, KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED, MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

PM deepens Japan defence ties

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 19-Jan-18

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on 18 January, with trade and defence at the top of the agenda. They have announced plans to hold a joint military exercise for the two nations’ air forces in Japan later in 2018. They also agreed to a range of other measures aimed at strengthening defence relations, while their respective trade ministers will establish a ministerial economic dialogue. Meanwhile, Turnbull said signs of improved relations between South Korea and North Korea will not necessarily lead to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, JAPAN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, JAPAN. AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF STATE

Terror, trade top Tokyo agenda

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 2 : 18-Jan-18

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will meet with members of Japan’s National Security Council during a brief visit to Japan on 18 January. Turnbull will discuss issues such as joint military training exercises and Japan’s measures to protect civilians from the threat of terrorist attacks on its public transport system. Turnbull will also address Japanese and Australian business leaders during his trip, and he will call for action to finalise the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, JAPAN. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL, JAPAN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, CANADA. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Trade engagement push with Japan

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Original article by James Eyers
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 9-Jun-15

Australia’s Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is visiting Japan with a delegation of financial services industry executives. Frydenberg will address a business lunch on 9 June 2015, and will argue that financial services groups in both nations should capitalise on the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement. He says the financial services industries in both countries can benefit from each other’s expertise.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL, PERPETUAL LIMITED – ASX PPT, MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED, MLC LIMITED, JAPAN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, BANK OF JAPAN, NIKKO ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, TYNDALL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED, THE DAI-ICHI MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, TAL LIMITED, MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INCORPORATED, AMP CAPITAL INVESTORS LIMITED, NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

Finance, unis big winners

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Original article by Jacob Greber, Fleur Anderson, Greg Earl, Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 9-Jul-14

A new economic partnership agreement (EPA) has been struck between Australia and Japan. Apart from the automobile and agricultural sectors in Japan and Australia respectively, the main winners will be sections of the Australian services industry. The Japanese Government will open this area to Australian educational, legal and financial services providers. Business leader Sir Rod Eddington has welcomed the focus on services. He also warned that investment by Japanese parties will require a stable political and regulatory environment in Australia, but dismissed fears the deal may harm the relationship with China

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AUSTRALIAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Defence pact to lead way for joint submarine venture

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Original article by Brendan Nicholson
The Australian – Page: 1 : 7-Jul-14

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will in the week starting 7 July 2014 sign a new defence treaty. One of the results may be a joint program for the construction of advanced submarines. The US Government is believed to be strongly in favour of Australia collaborating with Japan in this area. The closer military ties are being flanked by a new Economic Partnership Agreement between the two nations, and both deals may cause friction with the Chinese Government

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET. OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED

Japan visit will mark new era

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The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 2-Jul-14

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Australia and hold talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 8 July 2014. During the official visit a new free trade agreement will be ratified that had been finalised in April. There will also be closer military ties between the two nations, including a deal to share defence technology. Abe will travel on to look at iron ore mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The last Japanese prime minister to come to Australia had been Junichiro Koizumi in 2002

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET. OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE. DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET