Earlier this month, Japan signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Australia. This is a major achievement for both countries. Yet, if Japan is to succeed in improving its precarious security situation, this agreement must become just one milestone in a much longer journey.
It was easy to miss the significance of the RAA that was signed between Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Jan 6.
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