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RICHARD MARLES

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi reacts as he talks with Australian defense chief Richard Marles during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2026
Japan and Australia tout progress on high-energy laser and missile range tests
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the advances were a breakthrough for bilateral ties and 91AVÔ­´´ own defense industry.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pose for a photo after the signing of the contract for Japan to deliver the first three Mogami-class warships to Australia, in Melbourne on Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2026
Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia
Tokyo will supply Australia with the first three of a planned fleet of 11 new warships in a deal that highlights the progress of 91AVÔ­´´ defense industry over the past decade.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, shake hands during a joint news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2026
Japan and Australia warn against Indo-Pacific ¡®security vacuum¡¯ amid global crises
At talks this week, the Japanese and Australian defense chiefs delivered a clear message: crises elsewhere ¡ª including in the Middle East ¡ª must not come at the expense of Asia.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles speaks during a meeting with defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Japan and Australia eye joint missile and drone production amid U.S. stockpile concerns
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said the shifting geostrategic environment is driving the quasi-allies to rethink how they cooperate on arms production.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles during a news conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 10, 2025
Australia says it will meet ¡®challenges¡¯ of AUKUS nuclear submarine timeline
Canberra is ¡°very self-critical¡± as it looks to address challenges, including skilling its workforce, for the program, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles speaks during an announcement at the Kuttabul Australian Navy base in Sydney on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Australia to spend $8 billion on AUKUS nuclear sub shipyard facility
The investment is part of a major military restructure to improve Australia¡¯s long-range strike capabilities in the face of China¡¯s expanding military strength across the Pacific.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2025
Australian defense chief to inspect Japanese frigate
Richard Marles will also attend a ¡°two-plus-two¡± meeting of foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Australia.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles looks on during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on June 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2025
Australia says it will base defense spending on country¡¯s needs
Defense Minister Richard Marles will join NATO leaders for meetings in the coming week at the Hague, where he said a conversation on the issue is expected.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles delivers an address during the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2025
Australian defense chief doubles down on trilateral ties but rules out Asia pact
A key factor behind the trilateralization push has been the speed at which Japan-Australia ties have been expanding.
Australian defense chief Richard Marles speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2025
U.S demands Australia increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP
Officials in Tokyo are closely watching how U.S.-Australia defense spending talks unfold, with U.S. President Donald Trump thought to be pushing Japan to also spend more.
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga sail in formation with 16 other ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fly overhead in formation during the Keen Sword exercise in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 8, 2018.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2024
Japan, Australia and U.S. boost collective deterrence efforts amid China concerns
The coordination will see the Ground Self?Defense Force take part regularly in annual amphibious training drills in Australia involving U.S. Marines.
Richard Marles
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 17, 2024
Australia unveils new defense strategy, with eye on ¡®coercive¡¯ China
The 80-page document offers a gloomy assessment of Pacific security and sets out a massive increase in defense spending to retool Australia¡¯s military.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2022
U.S., Australia, Japan defense chiefs slam China¡¯s ¡®aggressive and bullying behavior¡¯
The top defense officials from the three partners pledged to bolster trilateral cooperation and further align their security strategies, amid growing tensions with Beijing.
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women¡¯s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo¡¯s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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