Four Australian prime ministers will land in Japan on Monday,and the mood in Tokyo could not be more different from the scenes of ceremony across London.
Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8 and his state funeral is set for September 27,with some 6000 people from Japan and overseas set to take part.
China’s Foreign Ministry says it is halting cooperation with the US in eight areas after announcing sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her family in retaliation for her visit.
Secret documents with briefing notes about leaders’ wives were found strewn across the street after animals tear apart German leader’s bin bags.
Two polls taken since Sunday show popular support for Fumio Kishida is at a record high,despite the shock and turmoil of the weekend’s events.
The US president hammed it up to make sure everyone knew the relationship between the US and Australia was in safe hands on both sides of the Pacific.
The new prime minister criticised Chinese economic coercion while pledging stronger security ties with the US,Japan and India.
Australia’s change of government will find accord on a facet of US relations,but the major preoccupation in Asia remains the same:China.
A joint meeting of Australia,the US,India and Japan has failed to condemn Russia over its Ukraine invasion because India stuck to its neutral stance.
The late-night meeting of leaders from Australia the United States,Japan and India will canvass the implications of Russia’s invasion for Chinese claims over Taiwan.
The new agreement cements Japan as Australia’s second most important partner behind the United States.