The trilateral amphibious training between Australia, Japan and the U.S. Marine rotational force in northern Australia will begin in 2025 with Exercise Talisman Sabre.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the U.S., Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday.

Australia, Japan and the U.S. on Sunday committed to closer military cooperation in training their forces as the countries deepened their ties in a bid to counter China's military strength. Australia's minister of defense,

Japanese troops will regularly deploy to train alongside US rotational forces in Australia’s north starting from 2025, the latest move by the three nations to strengthen their security ties in the face of growing strategic competition with China.

Japan is planning to join U.S. and Australian military exercises next year, citing China’s "destabilizing and concerning" actions in the South and East China Seas.

Former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger says the Japanese army being deployed to train with American and Australian forces in Darwin is a “welcome development”.