Participants in the fifth Japanese delegation to Australia traveled to Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney on May 25–June 1, 1997, as part of the Australia-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange. Their visit coincided with events honoring the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the Japan-Australia Commerce Agreement. Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer was the keynote speaker at a dinner at Parliament House that the group attended. Delegation members took part in a panel discussion reflecting on the Japan-Australia Commerce Agreement and spoke to a future agenda between Japan and Australia.