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Japan's defence minister visits Australia for frigate talks after melon-gate row
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Japan's defence minister visits Australia for frigate talks after melon-gate row

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will travel to Canberra this week to meet Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles on Tuesday. Talks will focus on Australia's planned acquisition of Japan's Mogami-class frigates and broader security cooperation. The visit comes in the wake of controversy over Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's podcast remarks about a gift of melons from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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