TOKYO—Foreign ministers from four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group are gathering in Tokyo on Oct. 6 for talks that Japan hopes will increase their involvement in a regional initiative called “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness.
The meeting—the first in-person talks among the foreign ministers since the coronavirus pandemic broke out—brings together U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
