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Landmark security pact signed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Australian counterpart, John Howard, signed a landmark security accord March 13 to strengthen bilateral cooperation, making Japan Australia's closest security ally after the United States. For Japan, the pact is the first modern diplomatic arrangement on permanent security cooperation with a country other than the United States. Aware that the deal could irk China, the two leaders have denied the pact is intended to contain Japan's giant neighbor, whose military presence is growing in the Asia-Pacific region. Abe has repeatedly stressed that his administration will explore ways to expand cooperation with countries -- most notably Australia and India.
The Japan Times Weekly: March 17, 2007 |
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