Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison he would like to further cooperate with Australia to push for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Morrison is on a visit to Tokyo, at a time when the two countries have been strengthening their security amid China's growing influence in the region.
(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka, writing by Ju-min Park, wediting by Andrew Heavens)
