Japan and Australia signed a bilateral defense logistics agreement Wednesday in Tokyo to strengthen security cooperation between the two nations.
The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, signed by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa and their Australian counterparts, would enable the two governments to provide food, water and medical services to the Self-Defense Forces and the Australian Defense Force.
The agreement would take effect in cases such as peacekeeping operations, disaster relief activities, humanitarian international relief operations and joint military training.