Officials of the Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia gathered in Tokyo to discuss 'regional issues of common interest and more opportunities to expand cooperation' among the four allied partners.

Those who attended included Mike Kitcher, deputy chief Joint Operations, Australian Defense Forces; Major General Nobutaka Minamikawa, Defense Plans and Policy Department, J5, Japan Self-Defense Force; Major General Jay Bargeron, director for Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate, J5, US Indo-Pacific Command; and Brigadier General Rommel Cordova, assistant deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, AJ5, Armed Forces of the Philippines.