Visit to Japan, January 2019

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton and Richard Court AC, Ambassador to Japan, visiting the Japan Travel Bureau, Japan’s largest outbound travel company, in Shinjuku, Japan. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton and Richard Court AC, Ambassador to Japan, express their appreciation to Japan Travel Bureau staff for their promotion of Australia as a travel destination for Japanese visitors. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton warmly welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a ceremony in Tokyo to celebrate the entry into force of the CPTPP. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton together with Richard Court AC, Ambassador to Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan’s TPP chief negotiator Ambassador Kazuyoshi Umemoto at the CPTPP reception hosted by Japan. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton and Richard Court AC, Ambassador to Japan, toasting the entry into force of the CPTPP with Australian sparkling wine, in Tokyo. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton in Tokyo checking out AEON’s campaign promoting Australian beef following entry into force of the CPTPP. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton with sales representative offering Australian beef samples at AEON supermarket, Tokyo. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton with representatives from CPTPP countries at the first meeting of the CPTPP Commission, Tokyo. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton and CPTPP trade representatives had a productive discussion at the first meeting of the CPTPP Commission in Tokyo. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton shaking hands with Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan’s Minister in charge of TPP Negotiations, at the first meeting of the CPTPP Commission in Tokyo. Photo credit: Australian Embassy, Tokyo.