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Japan-Australia Investment Report 2025: Partners in Economic Security
HSF Kramer and The Australian National University are pleased to present the ninth annual Japan–Australia Investment Report. The 2025 edition provides a detailed analysis of the trends shaping one of Australia’s most significant bilateral investment relationships.

Discussion paper “Exploring Co-operative Climate Action: Article 6 Opportunities for Australia and Japan”
Trading in carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement has the potential to open up new areas of co-operation between Australia and Japan as we explore ways to decarbonise our economies while maintaining energy security.

Research Report: The State of Trade: Japan
An overwhelming majority of Australians (79%) see our nation’s relationship with Japan as important to Australia’s future according to newly released research by SEC Newgate. A survey of 1,200 Australians in September 2025, was commissioned to provide a snapshot of the state of the Australia-Japan relationship.

AJBCC Defence, Security and Space Industries Advisory Committee Special Paper: Next Steps to an Even Closer Relationship
The AJBCC’s Defence, Security and Space Industries Advisory Committee (DSSIAC) released a paper designed to promote discussion and debate about how Australian and Japanese businesses and governments can work together effectively to promote joint projects in the rapidly emerging fields of Defence, Security and Space.

Japan-Australia Investment Report 2024: Record-Breaking Japanese Investment!
An in-depth analysis of Japan-Australia M&A transactions and partnerships throughout 2024, this report encapsulates their findings and insights derived from a thorough examination of the deal trends that defined 2024 and identifies key drivers for the future that will influence the trajectory of the Japan-Australia relationship in 2025 and beyond.

Japan-Australia Investment Report 2022: Decarbonisation and Energy Security
The sixth annual report from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) on Japan-Australia M&A and partnerships, and the prevailing trends driving cross-border investment. The report reveals a step change in the Japan-Australia relationship in the last 12-18 months.

Japan-Australia M&A: Reviews and Trends 2017-2020
Japanese investment in Australia, long channeled into the resources, energy and commodities area has spread out into a wide range of business sectors. This has brought new fields of interaction between Australian and Japanese executives.





