Australia, US and UK confirm Japan could be brought into AUKUS fold on eve of Kishida’s Washington visit

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In short: Japan's future involvement in the trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the US and the UK is being considered. Japan's future involvement in the trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the US and the UK is being considered. China is "gravely concerned" about Japan becoming part of the alliance. China is "gravely concerned" about Japan becoming part of the alliance. What's next? Japan's prime minister will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday. Australia and its AUKUS partners, the US and UK, are considering including Japan in some of the alliance's military projects, the three countries have confirmed....