Australian and Japanese Defense Ministers agree to cement ties amid North Korea tension
Australian Minister for Defense Marise Payne (L) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop (second left) join hands with Japanese Minister for Defense Tomomi Inada (second right) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida, during a meeting at the Iikura Guest House on April 20, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The Australian ministers came to Japan to cement a defense cooperation to cease North Korea behavior in the Korean Peninsula. The tension has increased in the peninsula this month after US President Trump sent warships in response to North Korea's nuclear missile tests. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)