By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yuko Yoshikawa TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Australia are near to reaching a trade deal just as Tokyo's parallel talks with the United States heat up, adding impetus to stalled negotiations over an ambitious Pacific trade pact. A Tokyo-Canberra deal is "within our grasp," Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told business leaders in Tokyo on Monday, hours before meeting his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. "Things are going very well indeed." Abe said he wants "to confirm further cooperation at the summit on various issues, including national security and the economy." "Australia is an important strategic partner for Japan," Abe told leaders of his government and ruling coalition.
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