{"id":16791,"date":"2026-05-04T08:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/16791\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:58:59","slug":"japan-australia-discuss-energy-critical-minerals-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/16791\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan, Australia discuss energy, critical minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opened talks in Australia on Monday as the two countries seek to navigate a global oil supply squeeze.<\/p>\n

Australia is a major supplier of coal and liquefied natural gas to Japan, which in turn is a source for about seven percent of Australia’s diesel.<\/p>\n

Takaichi held talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before jointly addressing the media, with energy, critical minerals and defence expected to be on the agenda.<\/p>\n

“Gas plays a role in all our discussions because it fundamentally underpins the shared energy security between our countries,” Foreign Minister\u00a0Penny Wong told journalists in Canberra before the talks.<\/p>\n

“Our export partners have always put to us they want reliability,” she said.<\/p>\n

Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been throttled by Iran since it was attacked by the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n

Japan’s government has said it is also keen to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, essential for semiconductors, electric vehicle batteries and weapons systems.<\/p>\n

Australia has touted its abundant critical minerals as a way to loosen China’s grip over global supplies of rare earths.<\/p>\n

“We want to make sure that we’re resilient in a time where we see a lot of economic and global disruption,” Wong said.<\/p>\n

“Critical minerals are necessary for our economy.”<\/p>\n

Australia and Japan have strengthened their defence ties, too, striking a Aus$10 billion (US$6 billion) deal last year for Japan to to provide Mogami-class stealth warships to the Australian navy.<\/p>\n

In a foreign policy address delivered in Vietnam at the weekend, Takaichi promised to do more to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific” — a strategy that has rankled China.<\/p>\n

Japan aimed to build its resilience, she said, notably strengthening its supply chains for energy and critical minerals, and enhancing security cooperation.<\/p>\n

First articulated a decade ago by Takaichi’s mentor Shinzo Abe, the idea of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific has since been embraced by multiple US partners and allies seeking to curb China’s influence in the region.<\/p>\n

(Reuters)<\/p>\n

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