The Fifth Japan-Australia Conference

November 18, 2008

The Fifth Australia-Japan Conference will be held on November 19 (Wed) in Tokyo.
This Conference will be attended by eminent persons from both Japan and Australia, and co-chaired by Mr. Akio Mimura, President, Japan-Australia Business Co-operation Committee (Representative Director and Chairman of Nippon Steel Corporation), and Sir Rod Eddington, President, Australia-Japan Business Co-operation Committee. Prime Minister Taro Aso will attend and address the Conference, and the Hon. Martin Ferguson AM MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister of Tourism, will deliver a keynote address.
In this Conference, there will be an exchange of views on the current situation and the outlook of Japan-Australia relations in the fields of politics, security, economy, environment and people-to-people exchange.

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