(VOVworld) – On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid a visit to Japan, beginning his first trip to North Asia since he took office in September.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on December 18, 2015. (Photo: AFP)

Mr. Malcolm Turnbull is expected to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on bilateral relations in economics, trade, security and national defense cooperation, as well as Australia’s concerns about Japan’s decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer.