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Good evening everyone . Good to see you 

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all . Um and let me say 1st 

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uh Secretary Austin and I just 

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concluded a very productive and wide 

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ranging discussion with our colleagues , 

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Foreign Minister Yasushi Defense 

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Minister from ANA and this of course is 

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ahead of President biden hosting Prime 

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Minister Kishida at the White House on 

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friday . It is hard to overstate the 

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importance of the US Japan alliance for 

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more than seven decades . It's been the 

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cornerstone of peace and stability in 

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the indo pacific ensuring the security , 

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the liberty , the prosperity of our 

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people and people across the region . 

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One of the alliance's enduring sources 

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of strength is our ability to adapt it 

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to meet the evolving challenges as well 

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as the opportunities before us Japan's 

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new national security strategy . 

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National defense strategy and defense 

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build up program reflect the scale and 

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scope of that transformation . These 

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new strategies make clear Japan's 

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commitment to invest in enhancing its 

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capabilities to take on new roles and 

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foster even closer defense cooperation 

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with the United States and our mutual 

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partners . We applaud Japan's pledge to 

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double defense spending by 2027 Japan 

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strategies aligned closely with our own 

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national security strategy , both in 

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the key challenges that we identify as 

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well , isn't how to effectively address 

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them . We're committed to upholding 

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shared values of democracy , human 

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rights defending the international rule 

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of law , continuing to lead the world 

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in tackling global challenges that no 

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one country can solve alone like the 

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climate crisis and deadly viruses . We 

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agree that the PRC is the greatest 

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shared strategic challenge that we and 

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our allies and partners face . We stand 

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together with Ukraine against President 

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Putin's war , which threatens the 

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principles at the heart of the 

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international rules based order , 

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including that all nations should be 

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able to chart their own path and have 

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their sovereignty , their independence , 

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the territorial integrity respected in 

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the face of these and other challenges . 

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Today we discuss ways to deepen our 

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coordination including on allied 

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command and control , intelligence , 

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surveillance and reconnaissance , joint 

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and shared usage of facilities , 

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increased bilateral exercises more than 

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ever before , were buttressing the US 

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Japan alliance through deeper 

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cooperation with other allies and 

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partners through both regional and 

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multilateral bodies . In the face of 

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the DPRK is unlawful and reckless 

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missile launches including the launch 

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of a long range ballistic missile over 

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Japan in october . We're deepening our 

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trilateral cooperation with the 

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republic of Korea to deter and if 

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necessary , defend against aggression . 

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That's a pledge the leaders of our 

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three countries underscored in their 

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november trilateral summit . Uh Today 

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we held our first formal dialogue in 

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this two plus two format on extended 

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deterrence namely to enhance the 

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capability and credibility of our 

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allied defense against a wide range of 

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threats . Uh in june of 2022 Prime 

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Japanese leader to attend a NATO summit . 

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Japan is spearheading the NATO asia 

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pacific partners group demonstrating 

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the growing synergy between our 

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atlantic and pacific alliances . We're 

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working together with our G seven 

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partners to impose coordinated 

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sanctions on Russia for its aggression 

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restore and defendants embattled energy 

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grid . We look forward to Japan's 

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leadership in driving an ambitious 

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agenda on these and other priorities 

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during its presidency of the G seven 

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this year , culminating in the 

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Hiroshima summit . Japan has also 

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stepped up to help our european friends 

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diversify their LNG supply in response 

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to President Putin's weaponization of 

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energy . We're working to advance peace 

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and security through regional bodies 

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like Asean , whose centrality is vital 

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to the indo pacific and through the 

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quad including by working with India 

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and Australia to expand , we call 

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maritime domain awareness basically 

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giving our partners a better ability to 

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detect and respond to challenges in 

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fishing trafficking , climate related 

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rights at the core of the United 

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two weeks since Japan took its non 

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Already , we see its leadership on key 

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priorities like peace building 

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Afghanistan and the ministerial that 

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the foreign minister will chair 

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tomorrow on the rule of law And because 

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bound up in our economic and energy 

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security . We're strengthening our 

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cooperation in these fears as well . In 

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May , we joined a dozen other economies 

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Framework , which sets out a roadmap to 

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help our economies grow faster and 

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fairer so that all of our people can 

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reach their full potential . Last month 

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we kicked off the first Japan US Energy 

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security Dialogue tomorrow . Our 

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governments will co host the fifth indo 

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pacific business forum in Tokyo . We're 

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constantly expanding the horizons of 

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our cooperation beyond even our planet . 

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Uh later this week um Foreign minister 

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and I will sign a new agreement on US 

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Japan cooperation in space . This 

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agreement has been a decade in the 

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making . It covers everything from 

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joint research to working together to 

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land the first woman and person of 

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color on the moon . The bottom line is 

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this , we and our people are always 

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stronger and more secure . Together 

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today we've taken yet another step 

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toward tightening already incredibly 

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strong bonds with that . Yogi is yours . 

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Secretary 

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the Japan US two plus two meeting which 

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we had in person where we engaged in 

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extremely meaningful exchange of views 

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during the past year Since the previous 

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two plus two meeting , Russia's 

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aggression of Ukraine . An event that 

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shakes the foundation of international 

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international community at historical 

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crossroads in the midst of elevated 

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severity in the security environment . 

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release of strategic documents by both 

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countries . Today's meeting delivered 

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three major outcomes and let me go 

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through them one by one first based on 

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the strategic documents of our two 

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countries . We were able to hold in 

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depth discussions to to confirm the 

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alignment of the recognition on both 

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sides over the regional strategic 

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environment thoroughly and in detail . 

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Specifically , first of all on china 

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china presents an unprecedented and the 

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greatest strategic challenge . Its 

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foreign policy to recreate 

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international order to serve its self 

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the international community . Upon 

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confer forming such shared recognition 

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when confirmed that Japan and the U . S . 

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Will continue to be united in raising 

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objections against china's attempts to 

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change status quo in the east china sea , 

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including its behavior that seeks to 

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undermine long ears of administration 

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by Japan of the Senkaku islands . We 

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also confirmed our strong opposition 

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against unlawful claims and coercive 

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china in the south China sea . We 

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our two countries over Taiwan remains 

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unchanged and confirmed the importance 

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of maintaining peace and stability of 

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the Taiwan streets , which is an 

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prosperity of the international 

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community . At the same time , we 

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concur that there have not been any 

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changes to our policies to strengthen 

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communication with china , including in 

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the area of security on Russia . We 

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reaffirmed our notion that aggression 

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of Ukraine shakes the Foundation of 

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International Order accused Russia for 

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its reckless nuclear rhetoric and 

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attacks against civilian infrastructure 

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and concurred to continue our strong 

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support to Ukraine . In addition , we 

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military cooperation between china and 

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strongly accused them for the launch of 

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ballistic missiles during the past year 

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at unprecedented frequency and 

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towards the camp ization of North Korea 

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based on U . N . Security Council 

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resolutions . With our positions 

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perfectly aligned . We agreed to 

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continue to work closely together in 

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resolution of the abduction 

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trilateral cooperation between the 

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three countries . Secondly , we 

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affirmed the further endeavors to 

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bolster the deterrence and response 

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capabilities of the Japan US alliance . 

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the increasingly severe security 

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environment by welcomed the U . S . 

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Resolve to optimize the force posture 

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consultation how to further optimize 

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the U . S . Force posture in Japan 

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including the readjustment of the U . S . 

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time extended deterrence was one of 

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the agenda and there was in depth 

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discussions at the ministerial level 

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spending some time having discussed 

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that we reaffirmed the strong US 

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commitment to the defense of Japan 

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underpinned by the full range of U . S . 

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Capabilities including nuclear . 

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Furthermore , there was an affirmation 

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of strong support by the U . S . On the 

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new security policy of Japan in that it 

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will fundamentally reinforce that the 

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terrorist capability of the alliance . 

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importance of deepening our cooperation 

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promotion of technological cooperation 

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information security . The fact that we 

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were able to agree on the announcement 

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of the applicability of article five of 

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the Japan US Security treaty on attacks 

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and others in outer space . Outer space 

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capability of the alliance as a whole . 

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the importance of the reduction of 

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including Okinawa . We also reaffirmed 

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that in order to avoid the continued 

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use of Marine Corps air station futenma . 

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The relocation to Hanako is the only 

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solution but furthermore , I once again 

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requested the U . S . Side on safe 

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operations with utmost consideration to 

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the impact on the local committees , 

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appropriate responses to incidents 

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accidents including sharing information 

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in a timely manner and on environmental 

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issues and confirmed our close 

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coordination the joint announcement . 

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The joint statement issued as a result 

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of this two plus two is a presentation 

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of the vision of a modernized alliance 

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to acquire the posture to win in the 

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new area of strategic competition . The 

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vision will be executed speedily and 

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together with Minister Hamada Secretary 

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Blinken and Secretary Austin , we will 

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constantly bolster the Japan US 

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alliance . Thank you . Yes , 

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well good afternoon everyone and thanks 

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to everyone for being here at the 

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outset , let me thank my friend and 

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colleague , Secretary Blinken for 

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hosting . Today's US Japan two plus two 

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ministerial meeting . Thanks Tony . 

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Minister Yamana Minister Hayashi , I 

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want to _ my support for the bold 

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decisions that Japan has made in your 

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2022 National Security Strategy , 

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your national defense strategy and your 

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defense build up program . There is 

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clear strategic alignment between the 

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visions of President Biden and Prime 

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Minister Kishida . It is a shared 

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commitment to uphold the rules based 

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international order and to strengthen 

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resilient partnerships around the globe 

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and the essential US Japan alliance is 

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at the center of these efforts . Our 

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respective defense strategies provide a 

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strong foundation for our ongoing work 

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to modernize the US Japan 

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alliance . In addition , Japan's 

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commitments to substantially increase 

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its defense spending and to invest in 

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defense institutions and infrastructure 

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and capabilities will accelerate our 

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alliance's efforts . You know , I'm 

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grateful that we're meeting at such a 

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consequential time as Japan strengthens 

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its own defense and further contributes 

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to regional peace and stability . 

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Today we welcomed an historic alliance 

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decision to optimize US force posture 

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in Japan by forward stationing 

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more versatile mobile and resilient 

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capabilities . These actions will 

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bolster deterrence in the region and 

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allow us to defend Japan and its people 

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more effectively in an increase in 

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an increasingly challenging security 

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environment . We've decided that the 

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12th artillery regiment would remain in 

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Japan and be reorganized into the 

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12th Marine Littoral Regiment by 

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2025 , We will equip this new 

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formation with advanced intelligence , 

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surveillance , surveillance , and 

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reconnaissance , as well as anti ship 

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and transportation capabilities that 

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are relevant to the current and future 

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threat environments . These posture 

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updates , adhere to the basic tenants 

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of the 2012 realignment plan and they 

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will strengthen our alliances ability 

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to maintain regional peace and 

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stability . We also discussed updating 

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our alliances roles and missions so 

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that Japan can more actively contribute 

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to regional security alongside the 

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United States and other like minded 

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partners . And so in our meeting today , 

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we strongly endorse Japan's decision to 

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acquire a counter strike capability and 

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we affirm that close coordination on 

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employing this capability will 

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strengthen the US Japan alliance . 

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We also discussed a number of key 

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issues including our shared interest in 

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peace and stability in the east and 

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south china seas and around Taiwan 

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and our commitment to d to the 

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denuclearization of north Korea in our 

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efforts to increase multilateral 

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cooperation with the Republic of Korea , 

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Australia and other like minded 

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partners in our growing cooperation 

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across all domains , including space 

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and cyber . Now , as you've heard me 

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say before , the people's Republic of 

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China is the pacing challenge for the 

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Department of Defense . Japan and the 

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United States remain united in our 

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concern over china's destabilizing 

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actions and I want to reaffirm the 

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United States ironclad commitment to 

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defend Japan with the full range of 

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capabilities including nuclear 

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and underscore that article five of the 

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mutual security treaty applies to the 

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Senkaku islands and tomorrow 

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Minister Hamada and I will sign new 

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arrangements that will increase 

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opportunities for the Japanese and the 

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United States defense Enterprises to 

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closely cooperate on advanced 

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technologies as well as increased 

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linkages between our respective 

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industrial basis . In our close 

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consultations today have advanced our 

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alliances efforts to address common 

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challenges ahead of President Biden and 

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Prime Minister Khurshid . As meeting at 

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the White House this week , I'll close 

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by reiterating that the US Japan 

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alliance remains the cornerstone of our 

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indo pacific strategy and it's critical 

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to upholding a free , an open regional 

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order . Our alliance is stronger than 

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ever , building on a foundation of 

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teamwork trust and shared values that 

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that has underpinned our relationship 

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for decades . So there is no challenge 

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that we can overcome if we continue to 

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work shoulder to shoulder . Thank you 

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at the outset , I extend my deepest 

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appreciation to Secretary Austin , 

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Secretary Blinken and members of the U . 

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S . Side for having organized this 

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meeting . My three colleagues have 

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already mentioned the severity of the 

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security environment surrounding us as 

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we live in this age of intense 

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competition in order to sustain a new 

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rule rules based international order 

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and free and open in the pacific the 

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role that the Japan US alliance must 

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play has never been so enormous . The 

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national security and defense 

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strategies of our two countries that 

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have been prepared most recently are 

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highly consistent at a degree never 

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seen before and will serve as a strong 

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infrastructure for our bilateral 

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cooperation . What is noteworthy is the 

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importance attached to attached by both 

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countries to integrate all means and 

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approaches to deter a situation from 

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occurring alignment of oppositions as 

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such has been significant at the same 

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time , strategies don't end by just 

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preparing them in light of the severity 

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of the security environment . Both 

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Japan and the U . S . Is expected to 

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put their strategies into action 

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swiftly and steadily based on the new 

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strategy . In order to expeditiously 

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achieve the fundamental reinforcement 

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of Japan's defense capabilities . I am 

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committed to making maximum efforts to 

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gain new capabilities including counter 

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strike capability and to enhance 

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persistent welfare capability . I am 

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much encouraged by the strong support 

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shown by Secretary Austin and Secretary 

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blink as I shared with them such 

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resolve , Japan and the US must 

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properly engage in discussions on 

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strengthening partnership . During 

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today's consultations , we agreed on 

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the need to realize division of roles 

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and missions , assuming the fundamental 

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reinforcement of Japan's defense 

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capabilities . The four of us agreed to 

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promote initiatives in extensive 

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various including effective operation 

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of counter strike ability based on 

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bilateral cooperation , strengthening 

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collaboration in space and cyber and 

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deepening cooperation in equipment and 

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technology . We also agreed to deepen 

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cooperation with partners 

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including Australia Rok 

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and europe . To expand partnership 

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based on our alliance 

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regarding the increasingly important 

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extended deterrence in the region . I 

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have listened to the extensive 

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viewpoints of the U . S . From 

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Secretary Austin based on that in order 

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for the U . S . Extended deterrence to 

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be even more reliable and resilient . 

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We discussed what the two countries 

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need to do in order to 

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optimize that the U . S . Force posture 

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in Japan . The commentary alignment 

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plan was coordinated in 2012 

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but in order to deal with the 

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increasingly severe security 

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environment , both Japan and the US 

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have decided to readjust the plan while 

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maintaining the fund fundamental 

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principles keeping the third Marine 

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Division command and the 12 marines 

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littoral regiment in Okinawa will allow 

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the forward deployed US force posture 

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to have more versatile capabilities , 

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be more resilient and more mobile . 

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This effort will significantly 

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strengthen the deterrent and response 

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capabilities of the Japan US alliance 

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and at the same time it will 

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demonstrate the robust commitment of 

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the U . S . To the defense of Japan . 

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In order to execute these plans . We 

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will coordinate closely with the 

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U . S . Side . I also mentioned that 

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for the stable stationing and 

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activities of U . S . F . J . The 

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understanding by the local communities 

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such as Okinawa is crucial . We will 

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continue to work on the reduction of 

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impact on Okinawa . It was extremely 

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significant that at a timing 

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so soon after the two countries had 

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formulated the strategic documents that 

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will guide the future national security 

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and defense policies that the four 

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ministers responsible for defense and 

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foreign policy got together and had the 

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opportunity to engage in in depth 

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discussions on how to implement their 

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respective strategy ? I shall continue 

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the discussions in order to bolster our 

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alliance . Thank you . 

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We will start with Shaun Tandon of the 

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Hi there , good evening . Thanks for 

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this . Um uh can I follow up on a 

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couple of things that you just 

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announced speaking about the marine 

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littoral regiment ? Um both of the 

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defense , the Defense Secretary of 

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Defense Minister spoke of the increase 

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in the increasingly challenging 

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security environment . Could you be 

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more specific in what you're responding 

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to ? Is it specifically china ? Is 

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these , are these contingencies in 

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Taiwan or potentially in the Senkaku 

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islands North Korea . Uh and also you 

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mentioned the impact in Okinawa . Uh is 

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there any concern that this could 

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aggravate tensions locally in Okinawa ? 

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Will this result in a net increase in 

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the forces there ? Um and if you don't 

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mind , could also ask about space , 

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there's been some reports that space 

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will now be included as part of the 

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defense partnership . Could you comment 

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on that ? Uh , on the american side , 

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if you don't , if you don't mind a 

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couple of questions that are a little 

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bit off topic uh to Secretary Austin 

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the situation Ukraine solid or um 

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there's been lots of reports . The 

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Wagner group has claimed to control it . 

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There's been another shakeup in the 

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00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:02,027
Russian military command . What do you 

562
00:23:02,027 --> 00:23:04,027
make of this ? Uh do you think that 

563
00:23:04,027 --> 00:23:06,193
it's fallen . What significance do you 

564
00:23:06,193 --> 00:23:08,360
see ? Uh Secretary blinked a couple of 

565
00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:10,582
days ago , you're just in latin America 

566
00:23:10,582 --> 00:23:12,582
yesterday but couple of days ago in 

567
00:23:12,582 --> 00:23:14,804
brazil , there was of course the uh the 

568
00:23:14,804 --> 00:23:16,804
unrest , former President bolsonaro 

569
00:23:16,804 --> 00:23:16,730
remains in the United States . There's 

570
00:23:16,730 --> 00:23:18,730
been some calls from the Democratic 

571
00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:20,786
Party to make a personal non grata . 

572
00:23:20,786 --> 00:23:22,897
How terrible is it to for him to stay 

573
00:23:22,897 --> 00:23:25,119
in florida ? Uh , despite what happened 

574
00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,063
a couple of days ago in brasilia . 

575
00:23:27,063 --> 00:23:29,410
Thanks very much . You wanna start ? 

576
00:23:32,380 --> 00:23:34,740
So I lost , I lost count on a number of 

577
00:23:34,740 --> 00:23:36,962
questions , but we'll try to knock them 

578
00:23:36,962 --> 00:23:39,184
down if we miss miss one and then we'll 

579
00:23:39,184 --> 00:23:41,750
double back first . Let me begin with 

580
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,060
the question you asked on solid are and 

581
00:23:44,060 --> 00:23:46,990
whether or not it's fallen to uh to the 

582
00:23:46,990 --> 00:23:49,350
Russians , uh , at this point , we 

583
00:23:49,350 --> 00:23:51,930
can't corroborate that reporting . Of 

584
00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,090
course , I've seen seen some of that 

585
00:23:54,090 --> 00:23:56,780
reporting . Uh , but you know that this 

586
00:23:56,780 --> 00:23:59,610
has been a very fluid , dynamic 

587
00:23:59,620 --> 00:24:02,070
environment , dynamic fight in that 

588
00:24:02,070 --> 00:24:04,670
area . It's gone back and forth a 

589
00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,370
number of times and it it really is uh , 

590
00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:09,980
some pretty brutal fighting . But the 

591
00:24:09,980 --> 00:24:13,050
Ukrainians have uh acquitted themselves 

592
00:24:13,050 --> 00:24:15,660
very , very uh , in a , in a very 

593
00:24:15,660 --> 00:24:18,360
impressive fashion as they fought a 

594
00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:20,510
very continued to fight a very 

595
00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,960
determined fight . Uh , we are focused 

596
00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,460
on doing everything we can to help make 

597
00:24:26,460 --> 00:24:28,430
sure that Ukrainians have the 

598
00:24:28,430 --> 00:24:30,950
capabilities that they need to be 

599
00:24:30,950 --> 00:24:33,360
successful in their efforts to defend 

600
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:35,527
their sovereign territory . You know , 

601
00:24:35,527 --> 00:24:37,638
we've been uh we we talked , I talked 

602
00:24:37,638 --> 00:24:40,500
to my counterpart routinely , Uh we're 

603
00:24:40,500 --> 00:24:42,611
gonna conduct another Ukraine contact 

604
00:24:42,620 --> 00:24:44,980
group , defense contact group meeting 

605
00:24:44,990 --> 00:24:48,120
uh next week in Germany where we'll get 

606
00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:51,190
another , we'll get 50 or so uh 

607
00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,090
ministers of defense together to talk 

608
00:24:54,090 --> 00:24:56,890
about what Ukraine's needs are now and 

609
00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:59,011
what they need to be successful going 

610
00:24:59,011 --> 00:25:01,150
forward . So you've heard us say over 

611
00:25:01,150 --> 00:25:03,372
and over again that that we're going to 

612
00:25:03,372 --> 00:25:05,594
support Ukraine for as long as it takes 

613
00:25:05,594 --> 00:25:07,817
and from everything that I can see from 

614
00:25:07,817 --> 00:25:09,983
our allies and partners , uh they feel 

615
00:25:09,983 --> 00:25:12,430
the same way . So we remain united in 

616
00:25:12,430 --> 00:25:15,390
our efforts on the marine littoral 

617
00:25:15,390 --> 00:25:19,290
regiment . Uh we believe that this 

618
00:25:19,290 --> 00:25:22,620
brings this , this capability brings uh 

619
00:25:22,630 --> 00:25:26,310
a tremendous capability to the to the 

620
00:25:26,310 --> 00:25:29,130
alliance . We're replacing uh an 

621
00:25:29,130 --> 00:25:31,540
artillery regiment with an outfit 

622
00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:34,930
that's uh that's more lethal , uh more 

623
00:25:34,940 --> 00:25:38,470
more agile , uh more capable . And as 

624
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:40,637
you have seen from , you know , what's 

625
00:25:40,637 --> 00:25:42,880
been published on this on this 

626
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,991
particular formation , it consists of 

627
00:25:44,991 --> 00:25:48,420
uh a combat element which is a 

628
00:25:48,420 --> 00:25:51,160
battalion sized element , a long range 

629
00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,370
fires element which allows us to gives 

630
00:25:54,370 --> 00:25:56,426
us an anti ship capability , which I 

631
00:25:56,426 --> 00:25:59,490
think is is very , very important and 

632
00:25:59,490 --> 00:26:02,520
also a logistical element that helps 

633
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,050
sustain the the overall regiment there . 

634
00:26:06,050 --> 00:26:08,510
So um I think this is going to 

635
00:26:08,510 --> 00:26:11,290
contribute in a major way in our 

636
00:26:11,290 --> 00:26:13,850
efforts to help defend Japan and also 

637
00:26:13,850 --> 00:26:17,740
promote a uh free and open indo 

638
00:26:17,740 --> 00:26:19,880
pacific and that's really our focus . 

639
00:26:19,890 --> 00:26:22,060
You know , Japan , we share a common 

640
00:26:22,060 --> 00:26:24,710
vision with Japan to to maintain a free 

641
00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:26,890
and open indo pacific and all the 

642
00:26:26,890 --> 00:26:29,480
things that we're doing uh you know , 

643
00:26:29,490 --> 00:26:32,830
points towards that direction . So I'm 

644
00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:36,310
gonna stop there and allow Minister 

645
00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,830
Hamada to comment if you'd like , 

646
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,518
you know , quite ahead 

647
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:52,150
regarding the 

648
00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,900
current topic . Position is 

649
00:26:55,910 --> 00:26:58,940
in Okinawa , there are 

650
00:26:58,940 --> 00:27:02,270
realignment and many other comments 

651
00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,810
referred to with regard to these 

652
00:27:04,820 --> 00:27:08,470
aspects we understand and together with 

653
00:27:08,470 --> 00:27:11,070
the US forces including the 

654
00:27:11,070 --> 00:27:13,900
coordination , our discussion will have 

655
00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:17,480
to take place at any 

656
00:27:17,490 --> 00:27:20,650
rate regarding the matters in Okinawa , 

657
00:27:20,820 --> 00:27:23,042
that there is the relationship with the 

658
00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:25,153
local communities and we will have to 

659
00:27:25,153 --> 00:27:28,050
continue our effort to explain in order 

660
00:27:28,050 --> 00:27:30,550
to overcome these challenges . Thank 

661
00:27:30,550 --> 00:27:33,750
you sean . Just to respond , I think to 

662
00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:35,861
a couple of other questions you asked 

663
00:27:35,861 --> 00:27:37,750
uh first in terms of the security 

664
00:27:37,750 --> 00:27:39,861
environment that we're dealing with , 

665
00:27:39,861 --> 00:27:42,028
There's I think it's no secret that it 

666
00:27:42,028 --> 00:27:45,000
is more challenging one . Uh and we see 

667
00:27:45,010 --> 00:27:47,760
uh different challenges to the status 

668
00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,300
quo coming from uh different countries 

669
00:27:50,310 --> 00:27:52,510
including china , including the dprk 

670
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,510
including of course Russia . Even 

671
00:27:54,510 --> 00:27:56,677
though that aggression against Ukraine 

672
00:27:56,677 --> 00:27:58,454
is happening in europe , it has 

673
00:27:58,454 --> 00:28:00,454
profound implications for countries 

674
00:28:00,454 --> 00:28:02,621
around the world , including in ASia , 

675
00:28:02,621 --> 00:28:04,843
because this is not only a challenge to 

676
00:28:04,843 --> 00:28:06,940
Ukraine and uh the lives and 

677
00:28:06,940 --> 00:28:08,884
livelihoods of its people . It's a 

678
00:28:08,884 --> 00:28:10,996
challenge to the entire international 

679
00:28:10,996 --> 00:28:12,718
rules based order and the very 

680
00:28:12,718 --> 00:28:14,718
principles that underlie that order 

681
00:28:14,718 --> 00:28:16,884
that are so important in every part of 

682
00:28:16,884 --> 00:28:19,051
the world sovereignty , independence , 

683
00:28:19,051 --> 00:28:21,107
territorial integrity , the right to 

684
00:28:21,107 --> 00:28:23,051
shape your own future . That's why 

685
00:28:23,051 --> 00:28:24,996
Japan from day one has been such a 

686
00:28:24,996 --> 00:28:27,440
strong partner uh with us and many 

687
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,090
other countries in seeking to uphold 

688
00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:31,933
that order , whether it comes to 

689
00:28:31,933 --> 00:28:33,933
Russia's aggression or in any other 

690
00:28:33,933 --> 00:28:36,730
areas , um you asked about our 

691
00:28:36,740 --> 00:28:39,080
cooperation in space , well there 

692
00:28:39,090 --> 00:28:41,201
there's cooperation in cyberspace and 

693
00:28:41,201 --> 00:28:43,257
there's cooperation in outer space . 

694
00:28:43,257 --> 00:28:45,257
We'll be putting out a statement if 

695
00:28:45,257 --> 00:28:47,423
it's not already out that reflects the 

696
00:28:47,423 --> 00:28:47,300
additional steps that we've taken . But 

697
00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:49,140
this is very significant . We're 

698
00:28:49,140 --> 00:28:51,029
working to deepen our cooperation 

699
00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:53,240
across every realm . Uh land , sea , 

700
00:28:53,250 --> 00:28:56,160
air and yes , uh space cyber and an 

701
00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,950
outer uh the outer space component of 

702
00:28:58,950 --> 00:29:01,010
this is an important security and 

703
00:29:01,010 --> 00:29:03,510
prosperity of of our alliance . We 

704
00:29:03,510 --> 00:29:06,270
agreed as you've heard that attacks to 

705
00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,590
from or within space present a clear 

706
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,330
challenge and we affirm that depending 

707
00:29:12,330 --> 00:29:14,441
on the nature of those attacks , this 

708
00:29:14,441 --> 00:29:16,663
could lead to the indication of Article 

709
00:29:16,663 --> 00:29:18,830
five of our Japan US security treaty . 

710
00:29:18,830 --> 00:29:20,941
That is significant . We'll sign as I 

711
00:29:20,941 --> 00:29:22,997
mentioned a space agreement a little 

712
00:29:22,997 --> 00:29:25,163
bit later this week at Nasa on cyber , 

713
00:29:25,163 --> 00:29:27,440
we have emphasized the foundational 

714
00:29:27,450 --> 00:29:30,080
importance of cybersecurity and 

715
00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,330
information security for our alliance . 

716
00:29:32,340 --> 00:29:34,451
We agreed there as well to deepen our 

717
00:29:34,451 --> 00:29:36,451
collaboration . This is a challenge 

718
00:29:36,451 --> 00:29:38,729
that we both face other countries face . 

719
00:29:38,729 --> 00:29:40,618
It's important that we work on it 

720
00:29:40,618 --> 00:29:42,729
together . We're all learning lessons 

721
00:29:42,729 --> 00:29:44,896
uh in dealing with the challenges that 

722
00:29:44,896 --> 00:29:47,350
come in cyberspace . Being able to 

723
00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:50,190
share best practices . Being able to um 

724
00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,311
support one another is more important 

725
00:29:52,311 --> 00:29:54,311
than ever . We're also committed in 

726
00:29:54,311 --> 00:29:56,311
that light to bolstering technology 

727
00:29:56,311 --> 00:29:58,311
cooperation as well as making joint 

728
00:29:58,311 --> 00:30:00,533
investments in emerging technologies to 

729
00:30:00,533 --> 00:30:02,700
try to further sharpen the competitive 

730
00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,080
edge of the alliance . Last last 

731
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,191
question is I've heard it with regard 

732
00:30:07,191 --> 00:30:09,730
to brazil um as President biden told 

733
00:30:09,730 --> 00:30:12,400
President lula , we stand with the 

734
00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,470
people of brazil , we stand with 

735
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,600
brazil's democracy and its institutions . 

736
00:30:17,610 --> 00:30:20,070
Um President will have an opportunity 

737
00:30:20,070 --> 00:30:22,670
to confer directly and closely with 

738
00:30:22,670 --> 00:30:24,780
President lula uh when he visits 

739
00:30:24,780 --> 00:30:27,760
Washington in in early february . Uh 

740
00:30:27,770 --> 00:30:29,992
and uh President look very much forward 

741
00:30:29,992 --> 00:30:32,159
to that . Um President lula has called 

742
00:30:32,159 --> 00:30:34,430
for an investigation of the events of 

743
00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,420
january 8th . Uh I'm not gonna get 

744
00:30:36,420 --> 00:30:38,587
ahead of that . We've not received any 

745
00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:40,790
specific requests from Brazilian 

746
00:30:40,790 --> 00:30:42,957
authorities . Of course if and when we 

747
00:30:42,957 --> 00:30:44,790
do , we'll work expeditiously to 

748
00:30:44,790 --> 00:30:47,900
respond as we always do . Uh and then 

749
00:30:47,900 --> 00:30:49,844
with regard to individuals , we're 

750
00:30:49,844 --> 00:30:51,678
talking now about people who are 

751
00:30:51,678 --> 00:30:53,970
private citizens . Um we've heard 

752
00:30:53,970 --> 00:30:55,970
various public statements that have 

753
00:30:55,970 --> 00:30:58,026
been made by those individuals about 

754
00:30:58,026 --> 00:31:00,192
their plans , but we really don't have 

755
00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:01,803
anything to add and it's not 

756
00:31:01,803 --> 00:31:03,859
appropriate for us to comment on any 

757
00:31:03,859 --> 00:31:05,248
individual's visa status 

758
00:31:10,710 --> 00:31:13,860
next from the japanese purse . 

759
00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:16,856
Favorite company , 

760
00:31:25,290 --> 00:31:29,150
my name is mickey of company . 

761
00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,140
I have a question to both foreign and 

762
00:31:32,140 --> 00:31:34,084
Defense ministers of Japan and the 

763
00:31:34,084 --> 00:31:36,251
United States in East Asia . There are 

764
00:31:36,251 --> 00:31:38,473
concerns of unilateral change of status 

765
00:31:38,473 --> 00:31:40,529
quo by force and there are those who 

766
00:31:40,529 --> 00:31:43,020
point out the Taiwan contingency risk 

767
00:31:43,030 --> 00:31:46,880
uh you mentioned the Southwest defense 

768
00:31:46,890 --> 00:31:50,760
uh bolstering but what agreement have 

769
00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:52,840
you reached in the two plus two to 

770
00:31:52,850 --> 00:31:55,070
upgrade the response and deterrence 

771
00:31:55,070 --> 00:31:57,340
capability . And how will you go about 

772
00:31:57,340 --> 00:31:59,229
in terms of integrated operations 

773
00:31:59,229 --> 00:32:03,160
between SdF and U . S . Forces and in 

774
00:32:03,170 --> 00:32:07,080
the renewed national security 

775
00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,410
strategies , both countries position 

776
00:32:09,420 --> 00:32:11,580
china as being a challenge for the 

777
00:32:11,580 --> 00:32:13,636
international community . How do you 

778
00:32:13,636 --> 00:32:15,858
assess the risk in terms of security by 

779
00:32:15,858 --> 00:32:17,969
china in East Asia . And how will you 

780
00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:20,230
respond first of all on nancy 

781
00:32:20,230 --> 00:32:24,190
islands with security 

782
00:32:24,190 --> 00:32:26,412
of the security environment surrounding 

783
00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:28,840
Japan increasing in order to reinforce 

784
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,120
the defense of our nation , including 

785
00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,287
the Nicene islands , strengthening the 

786
00:32:33,287 --> 00:32:35,509
deterrence and response capabilities of 

787
00:32:35,509 --> 00:32:37,398
our lines is an urgent mission at 

788
00:32:37,398 --> 00:32:39,564
today's two plus two , we concurred on 

789
00:32:39,564 --> 00:32:41,560
the decisive importance of joint 

790
00:32:41,570 --> 00:32:44,480
initiatives at peacetime to deter armed 

791
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,930
attack against and attacks that 

792
00:32:47,940 --> 00:32:50,760
undermine regional stability 

793
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,860
based on such shared recognition . The 

794
00:32:54,860 --> 00:32:58,420
joint statement issued today refers to 

795
00:32:58,420 --> 00:33:01,220
concrete initiatives for example , in 

796
00:33:01,220 --> 00:33:04,160
the area including the nancy islands . 

797
00:33:04,170 --> 00:33:07,080
Joint use of Japan U . S . Facilities 

798
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,600
will be expanded and joint exercises 

799
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,920
and training will be increased 

800
00:33:12,530 --> 00:33:15,340
on Taliban . 

801
00:33:16,890 --> 00:33:19,170
I refrain from responding to a 

802
00:33:19,170 --> 00:33:21,830
hypothetical question on contingency in 

803
00:33:21,830 --> 00:33:24,390
Taiwan . It has been the consistent 

804
00:33:24,390 --> 00:33:26,223
policy of Japan , that peace and 

805
00:33:26,223 --> 00:33:28,168
stability of the Taiwan straits is 

806
00:33:28,168 --> 00:33:30,279
important not only for Japan security 

807
00:33:30,279 --> 00:33:32,560
but also for the stability of the 

808
00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,616
international community at large and 

809
00:33:34,616 --> 00:33:36,560
that we hope to see Taiwan related 

810
00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,671
issues be resolved peacefully through 

811
00:33:38,671 --> 00:33:42,230
dialogue now on china . As explicitly 

812
00:33:42,230 --> 00:33:44,397
mentioned in the new national security 

813
00:33:44,397 --> 00:33:48,020
strategy , present external posture and 

814
00:33:48,030 --> 00:33:50,700
military orientation of china are grave 

815
00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:53,600
concerns for Japan and the 

816
00:33:53,610 --> 00:33:56,110
international community . As we strive 

817
00:33:56,110 --> 00:33:58,277
to secure peace and stability of Japan 

818
00:33:58,277 --> 00:34:00,277
and the international community and 

819
00:34:00,277 --> 00:34:02,680
strengthen international order based on 

820
00:34:02,690 --> 00:34:05,520
rule of law . China presents an 

821
00:34:05,530 --> 00:34:07,252
unprecedented and the greatest 

822
00:34:07,252 --> 00:34:09,930
challenge . At the same time , Japan 

823
00:34:09,940 --> 00:34:12,390
and China , both their important 

824
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:16,060
responsibility for regional and global 

825
00:34:16,060 --> 00:34:18,990
peace and prosperity . Establishment of 

826
00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:21,157
a constructive and stable relationship 

827
00:34:21,157 --> 00:34:24,370
by Japan and china is essential for 

828
00:34:24,370 --> 00:34:26,280
peace and stability of the 

829
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,502
international community , including the 

830
00:34:28,502 --> 00:34:29,502
inter pacific 

831
00:34:31,900 --> 00:34:35,370
Defense Minister . 

832
00:34:35,380 --> 00:34:39,270
Yes , as mentioned by 

833
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:40,840
Minister Hayashi , 

834
00:34:42,670 --> 00:34:46,610
that is our position based upon 

835
00:34:46,610 --> 00:34:48,832
the mutual recognition of Japan and the 

836
00:34:48,832 --> 00:34:51,054
United States in the area including the 

837
00:34:51,054 --> 00:34:54,530
islands . We will expand the joint use 

838
00:34:54,540 --> 00:34:56,790
of facilities of Japan and the United 

839
00:34:56,790 --> 00:34:58,957
States and we've committed to increase 

840
00:34:58,957 --> 00:35:01,590
joint exercises and joint trainings in 

841
00:35:01,590 --> 00:35:04,110
such form . We will upgrade the 

842
00:35:04,110 --> 00:35:06,332
deterrence and response capabilities of 

843
00:35:06,332 --> 00:35:08,499
our alliance which is necessary and we 

844
00:35:08,499 --> 00:35:10,221
will continue to work in close 

845
00:35:10,221 --> 00:35:12,390
coordination with the United States 

846
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,200
following today's meeting . Thank you . 

847
00:35:17,290 --> 00:35:19,500
Um I have a little dab because my 

848
00:35:19,510 --> 00:35:21,566
colleagues have covered it so well . 

849
00:35:21,566 --> 00:35:25,180
Suffice to say that um first we are 

850
00:35:26,410 --> 00:35:29,350
United in ways that at least in my 

851
00:35:29,350 --> 00:35:31,360
experience over the last 30 years , 

852
00:35:31,370 --> 00:35:34,240
we've never been before . There's 

853
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:36,460
greater convergence in our approach , 

854
00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:38,470
greater alignment in our approach , 

855
00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,470
both in terms of the way we see the 

856
00:35:40,470 --> 00:35:42,870
challenges and how we propose to 

857
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,610
respond to them uh than uh than ever 

858
00:35:45,610 --> 00:35:47,443
before . And I think that's very 

859
00:35:47,443 --> 00:35:49,550
significant . And you've heard both 

860
00:35:49,550 --> 00:35:51,810
ministers speak to it , the statements 

861
00:35:51,810 --> 00:35:53,699
that we're putting out , or we've 

862
00:35:53,699 --> 00:35:55,699
already put out this afternoon will 

863
00:35:55,699 --> 00:35:57,921
reflect in detail that alignment , that 

864
00:35:57,921 --> 00:35:59,921
convergence between Japan uh in the 

865
00:35:59,921 --> 00:36:03,100
United States uh when it comes to uh to 

866
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:05,590
Taiwan , I think it's very important to 

867
00:36:05,590 --> 00:36:09,300
note that what we've seen from 

868
00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:11,590
china in recent years , not recent 

869
00:36:11,590 --> 00:36:14,200
months , recent years , is 

870
00:36:14,210 --> 00:36:16,310
unfortunately an effort to undermine 

871
00:36:16,310 --> 00:36:18,588
the longstanding status quo status quo , 

872
00:36:18,588 --> 00:36:20,880
that's maintain peace and stability uh 

873
00:36:20,890 --> 00:36:23,960
for decades . Uh We on the other hand , 

874
00:36:23,970 --> 00:36:26,081
want to sustain that status . What we 

875
00:36:26,081 --> 00:36:28,830
want to bolster . Uh we oppose any 

876
00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,120
unilateral change to the status quo by 

877
00:36:31,130 --> 00:36:34,920
either side , uh will continue for a 

878
00:36:34,930 --> 00:36:37,580
calm , resolute approach to uphold 

879
00:36:37,590 --> 00:36:39,590
peace and stability . Japan and the 

880
00:36:39,590 --> 00:36:42,270
United States are united uh in that in 

881
00:36:42,270 --> 00:36:44,650
that effort , um as you heard , say , 

882
00:36:44,650 --> 00:36:46,928
our alliance is a cornerstone of peace , 

883
00:36:46,928 --> 00:36:48,983
security , prosperity in the pacific 

884
00:36:48,983 --> 00:36:51,094
and the steps that we announced today 

885
00:36:51,094 --> 00:36:53,261
will strengthen the alliance's ability 

886
00:36:53,261 --> 00:36:55,483
uh to uphold the rules based order that 

887
00:36:55,483 --> 00:36:58,100
we are both very much committed to . I 

888
00:36:58,100 --> 00:37:01,340
think my colleagues have did uh have 

889
00:37:01,340 --> 00:37:03,470
done a tremendous , tremendous job of 

890
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,550
uh of outlining the key points here . 

891
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,782
And so I won't plow that ground again . 

892
00:37:08,782 --> 00:37:11,070
But I would just say that we we really 

893
00:37:11,070 --> 00:37:13,640
do remain committed to enhancing 

894
00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,390
resiliency and interoperability between 

895
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,810
U . S . And Japanese uh forces and and 

896
00:37:19,810 --> 00:37:22,020
deepening uh the operational 

897
00:37:22,020 --> 00:37:25,630
cooperation . Uh so the things that 

898
00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,990
that we touched upon today especially 

899
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,810
uh the agreement to increase bilateral 

900
00:37:30,810 --> 00:37:34,080
exercises and and and training I think 

901
00:37:34,090 --> 00:37:36,312
are a real powerful statement of that , 

902
00:37:36,312 --> 00:37:38,479
of that commitment . So I look forward 

903
00:37:38,479 --> 00:37:40,146
to continuing to work with my 

904
00:37:40,146 --> 00:37:42,146
colleagues on on these issues going 

905
00:37:42,146 --> 00:37:44,920
forward . Our next question goes to Rio 

906
00:37:44,940 --> 00:37:46,140
Rio Maya from 

907
00:37:51,310 --> 00:37:54,180
thank you so much . I'm real cure me 

908
00:37:54,190 --> 00:37:57,980
from in Washington D . C . Bureau . I 

909
00:37:57,980 --> 00:38:00,700
have questions for each of you . First 

910
00:38:00,700 --> 00:38:03,900
Secretary Austin . Um while U . S . And 

911
00:38:03,910 --> 00:38:06,390
Japan share the concern about the 

912
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,340
china's military aggression , how can 

913
00:38:09,350 --> 00:38:12,680
the US manage the relationship with 

914
00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,650
china and avoid miscalculation leading 

915
00:38:15,650 --> 00:38:19,300
to the contingencies um And last 

916
00:38:19,510 --> 00:38:22,340
october you said that you don't see an 

917
00:38:22,350 --> 00:38:25,380
imminent invasion of Taiwan by china . 

918
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:28,840
Do you still hold that view ? And also 

919
00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:32,490
if I may um Japan decided to 

920
00:38:33,260 --> 00:38:35,820
establish our self defense force joint 

921
00:38:35,820 --> 00:38:38,580
headquarter from your perspective , 

922
00:38:38,580 --> 00:38:40,930
what would be the ideal alliance 

923
00:38:40,930 --> 00:38:43,240
command and control relationship 

924
00:38:43,250 --> 00:38:46,060
between us and Japan to enhance 

925
00:38:46,070 --> 00:38:48,590
interoperability and readiness 

926
00:38:50,370 --> 00:38:53,880
and Secretary bring can on regarding US 

927
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,470
china relations ? How do you plan to 

928
00:38:56,470 --> 00:38:59,600
manage and build their um relationship 

929
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:01,720
with china during your upcoming 

930
00:39:01,730 --> 00:39:05,300
engagement with china . And also what 

931
00:39:05,300 --> 00:39:08,080
kind of role do you expect Japan to 

932
00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:10,640
pray in diplomacy to manage this 

933
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:13,980
relationship . And finally to Minister 

934
00:39:14,050 --> 00:39:16,390
to mother and Minister Hayashi . Um 

935
00:39:16,390 --> 00:39:19,180
There's a growing sense of risk about 

936
00:39:19,180 --> 00:39:22,060
china's invasion of Taiwan in the 

937
00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,340
previous two plus two meeting us and 

938
00:39:24,340 --> 00:39:27,540
Japan welcome the robust progress on 

939
00:39:27,550 --> 00:39:30,080
bilateral planning for contingencies . 

940
00:39:30,090 --> 00:39:32,350
How do you evaluate the current 

941
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,650
progress on bilateral planning for 

942
00:39:34,660 --> 00:39:37,970
contingencies so far with the U . S . 

943
00:39:38,190 --> 00:39:41,400
Also from the perspective of deterring 

944
00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:43,400
china's aggression , how do you 

945
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,560
evaluate the recent U . S . 

946
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,680
Announcement of reorganization of 

947
00:39:48,690 --> 00:39:51,870
marines in Okinawa into the marine 

948
00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:53,970
littoral resident . Thank you . 

949
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,750
Okay , thank you . Um I think your 

950
00:40:00,750 --> 00:40:03,320
first question was how do we avoid 

951
00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:06,220
miscalculation ? Um 

952
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,620
You heard me say a number of times that 

953
00:40:09,630 --> 00:40:12,720
it's absolutely critical that that 

954
00:40:12,720 --> 00:40:15,800
leaders of great powers maintain open 

955
00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:18,930
lines of communication uh and be able 

956
00:40:18,930 --> 00:40:22,040
to talk with each other uh In that way 

957
00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:25,580
we can we can avoid miscalculation 

958
00:40:25,580 --> 00:40:28,870
wherever possible . Uh And you see us 

959
00:40:28,870 --> 00:40:32,790
continuing to try to ensure that we 

960
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,480
we keep those lines open uh and I would 

961
00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:39,050
invite my my colleagues in china uh to 

962
00:40:39,050 --> 00:40:42,620
meet us halfway there uh and uh and 

963
00:40:42,620 --> 00:40:44,453
work hard to keep those lines of 

964
00:40:44,453 --> 00:40:47,430
communication open . Um And and and 

965
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,250
that is the primary and best way to 

966
00:40:50,250 --> 00:40:52,472
avoid that miscalculation . Of course . 

967
00:40:52,472 --> 00:40:54,528
You know , I believe that our forces 

968
00:40:54,528 --> 00:40:56,694
are are trained and disciplined to the 

969
00:40:56,694 --> 00:41:00,000
degree that uh you know , they're gonna 

970
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,000
do everything within their power to 

971
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,111
avoid any kind of misunderstanding or 

972
00:41:04,111 --> 00:41:06,570
miscalculation . But again , that 

973
00:41:06,570 --> 00:41:08,920
dialogue is enormously important . 

974
00:41:10,270 --> 00:41:12,590
So , and then you your second question 

975
00:41:12,590 --> 00:41:16,110
was regarding whether or not 

976
00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:19,290
china is whether or not an invasion of 

977
00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:22,990
Taiwan by china is imminent . Um , 

978
00:41:24,550 --> 00:41:27,030
you know , I won't second guess Mr Xi . 

979
00:41:27,030 --> 00:41:29,030
But what I will tell you what we're 

980
00:41:29,030 --> 00:41:31,360
seeing recently is some very 

981
00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:34,640
provocative behavior and uh , on the on 

982
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:36,960
the part of China's forces uh , in 

983
00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,960
their attempt to re establish a new 

984
00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:41,510
normal . So we've seen increased 

985
00:41:41,510 --> 00:41:45,410
activity , uh , aerial activity in the 

986
00:41:45,410 --> 00:41:48,180
straits . We've seen increased surface 

987
00:41:48,180 --> 00:41:51,690
vessel activity around Taiwan . Uh , 

988
00:41:51,690 --> 00:41:54,650
and again , we believe that they they 

989
00:41:54,650 --> 00:41:57,510
endeavor to establish a new normal , 

990
00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,790
but whether or not that means that an 

991
00:42:00,790 --> 00:42:03,420
invasion is imminent . Uh , you know , 

992
00:42:03,420 --> 00:42:06,140
I I seriously doubt that . So , we will 

993
00:42:06,140 --> 00:42:08,460
continue to watch , uh and we will 

994
00:42:08,460 --> 00:42:10,516
continue to work with our allies and 

995
00:42:10,516 --> 00:42:12,980
partners to do everything that we can 

996
00:42:12,990 --> 00:42:15,560
to ensure that we promote peace and 

997
00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:18,760
stability uh , in the strait and uh , 

998
00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:22,700
and in the region overall , and just 

999
00:42:22,700 --> 00:42:24,900
quickly to more broadly , to add to 

1000
00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:27,230
that on china . Um , as you know , 

1001
00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:29,351
President biden President , she had a 

1002
00:42:29,351 --> 00:42:31,860
very open candid conversation during 

1003
00:42:31,860 --> 00:42:34,770
the last G 20 meeting in Bali . Um , 

1004
00:42:34,780 --> 00:42:36,891
and they spoke about our intentions . 

1005
00:42:36,891 --> 00:42:38,669
Uh , President biden shared our 

1006
00:42:38,669 --> 00:42:41,002
intentions and our priorities and we uh , 

1007
00:42:41,002 --> 00:42:43,113
got some sense of that from President 

1008
00:42:43,113 --> 00:42:45,113
Xi as well as the Secretary Defense 

1009
00:42:45,113 --> 00:42:47,336
just said these lines of communications 

1010
00:42:47,336 --> 00:42:49,502
starting with the President's but also 

1011
00:42:49,502 --> 00:42:51,669
including uh uh many of us are vitally 

1012
00:42:51,669 --> 00:42:53,780
important , vitally important to keep 

1013
00:42:53,780 --> 00:42:55,669
open . And I would hope to deepen 

1014
00:42:55,669 --> 00:42:57,836
because as Secretary Defense said , uh 

1015
00:42:57,836 --> 00:42:59,502
what we don't want is for any 

1016
00:42:59,502 --> 00:43:02,020
misunderstanding uh to beer into uh 

1017
00:43:02,030 --> 00:43:05,090
into conflict . Um I will have an 

1018
00:43:05,090 --> 00:43:07,201
opportunity to travel to china in the 

1019
00:43:07,201 --> 00:43:09,034
coming weeks to follow up on the 

1020
00:43:09,034 --> 00:43:11,257
President's discussions price precisely 

1021
00:43:11,257 --> 00:43:13,146
to move forward on those lines of 

1022
00:43:13,146 --> 00:43:16,080
communication between us . We both of 

1023
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:18,136
our countries , Japan and the United 

1024
00:43:18,136 --> 00:43:20,740
States have complex and consequential 

1025
00:43:20,750 --> 00:43:24,620
relationships with china and there are 

1026
00:43:24,630 --> 00:43:27,170
clearly uh aspects of intense 

1027
00:43:27,170 --> 00:43:30,900
competition between us . Uh there are 

1028
00:43:30,910 --> 00:43:33,190
aspects as well as cooperation uh and 

1029
00:43:33,190 --> 00:43:35,357
it's important to see if we can pursue 

1030
00:43:35,357 --> 00:43:37,468
those , we hear from countries around 

1031
00:43:37,468 --> 00:43:39,680
the world uh the desire for the United 

1032
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:42,590
States china Japan to manage this 

1033
00:43:42,590 --> 00:43:45,790
relationship responsibly . And uh if 

1034
00:43:45,790 --> 00:43:47,957
there are areas where we can cooperate 

1035
00:43:47,957 --> 00:43:50,068
that would be to the benefit not only 

1036
00:43:50,068 --> 00:43:52,290
of our own people but people around the 

1037
00:43:52,290 --> 00:43:51,480
world , whether it's in climate , 

1038
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,702
whether it's in global health , whether 

1039
00:43:53,702 --> 00:43:55,869
it's in dealing with with drugs , um , 

1040
00:43:55,869 --> 00:43:58,410
we should pursue them , but we are 

1041
00:43:58,410 --> 00:44:00,299
going to compete vigorously . The 

1042
00:44:00,299 --> 00:44:02,577
President's been very clear about that . 

1043
00:44:02,577 --> 00:44:02,340
We're not looking for conflict will 

1044
00:44:02,350 --> 00:44:04,406
manage the competition responsibly , 

1045
00:44:04,406 --> 00:44:06,517
but we will compete vigorously and we 

1046
00:44:06,517 --> 00:44:08,350
will seek to keep these lines of 

1047
00:44:08,350 --> 00:44:10,461
communication open uh and do all that 

1048
00:44:10,461 --> 00:44:12,350
we can to establish guardrails to 

1049
00:44:12,350 --> 00:44:14,294
prevent competition as I said from 

1050
00:44:14,294 --> 00:44:15,572
during into conflict . 

1051
00:44:16,790 --> 00:44:20,780
First 

1052
00:44:20,780 --> 00:44:24,440
of all US , this commitment 

1053
00:44:24,970 --> 00:44:28,060
and optimization of the posture in the 

1054
00:44:28,060 --> 00:44:30,116
indo pacific including Japan is very 

1055
00:44:30,116 --> 00:44:33,410
much welcome and including the re 

1056
00:44:33,410 --> 00:44:35,630
coordination of the realignment of U . 

1057
00:44:35,630 --> 00:44:37,600
S . Forces in Japan in order to 

1058
00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:41,530
optimize posture of U . S . F . J . We 

1059
00:44:41,540 --> 00:44:44,160
decided to continue our close 

1060
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:48,020
consultations and this may not 

1061
00:44:48,030 --> 00:44:50,370
be a direct response to your question . 

1062
00:44:50,370 --> 00:44:52,650
I may have misunderstood your question 

1063
00:44:52,650 --> 00:44:54,700
but if your question is implying on 

1064
00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:57,920
guideline , there was no discussion 

1065
00:44:57,920 --> 00:44:59,990
over US Japan guidelines 

1066
00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:04,020
regarding the necessity of review of 

1067
00:45:04,030 --> 00:45:06,450
the Japan US guidelines . Of course it 

1068
00:45:06,450 --> 00:45:09,000
is being constantly studied but we 

1069
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:10,760
don't assume that it will be 

1070
00:45:10,770 --> 00:45:12,659
immediately necessary . Thank you 

1071
00:45:15,190 --> 00:45:18,980
on the US Japan bilateral planning in 

1072
00:45:18,980 --> 00:45:22,880
2015 based upon the guidelines for 

1073
00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,070
Japan . U . S . Defense cooperation , 

1074
00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:28,830
the Japan US governments are to 

1075
00:45:28,830 --> 00:45:31,100
prepare and renew bilateral planning 

1076
00:45:31,110 --> 00:45:34,390
and we very much welcomed the steadfast 

1077
00:45:34,390 --> 00:45:38,220
progress of this task and in order 

1078
00:45:38,220 --> 00:45:41,110
to respond to the very severe security 

1079
00:45:41,110 --> 00:45:44,340
environment in Japan by 

1080
00:45:44,350 --> 00:45:47,910
maintaining the remaining Marine Corps 

1081
00:45:47,910 --> 00:45:50,420
in Okinawa . After the realignment 

1082
00:45:50,430 --> 00:45:54,400
decision was made 

1083
00:45:54,410 --> 00:45:57,610
to keep the third Division of the 

1084
00:45:57,610 --> 00:45:59,810
Marine Corps and the 12th Regiment of 

1085
00:45:59,820 --> 00:46:03,350
the Marine Corps and agreed 

1086
00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:07,270
to realign into M . L . R . By 2025 

1087
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:10,340
we believe that this will bolster the U . 

1088
00:46:10,340 --> 00:46:13,300
S . F . J . Posture in Japan and this 

1089
00:46:13,310 --> 00:46:15,032
also is a demonstration of the 

1090
00:46:15,032 --> 00:46:17,032
unwavering commitment of the United 

1091
00:46:17,032 --> 00:46:19,143
States towards the defense of Japan . 

1092
00:46:19,143 --> 00:46:21,032
And together with the fundamental 

1093
00:46:21,032 --> 00:46:23,143
reinforcement of defense capabilities 

1094
00:46:23,143 --> 00:46:25,350
of Japan . This will significantly 

1095
00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,360
elevate the deterrence and response 

1096
00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:30,210
capabilities of our alliance against 

1097
00:46:30,220 --> 00:46:33,320
attacks armed attacks to Japan . 

1098
00:46:33,330 --> 00:46:35,820
This will be the last question 

1099
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:39,420
newspaper . Thank you . 

1100
00:46:41,420 --> 00:46:44,800
Thank you . During this meeting . I 

1101
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,120
believe the new national security 

1102
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:49,970
strategy and the new defense strategy 

1103
00:46:49,970 --> 00:46:52,100
were the main topics . So I asked 

1104
00:46:52,110 --> 00:46:54,277
Minister Hayashi and Minister Hamada . 

1105
00:46:54,277 --> 00:46:56,470
So the reinforcement of defense 

1106
00:46:56,470 --> 00:46:58,720
including counter strike capability and 

1107
00:46:58,720 --> 00:47:00,942
the meaning and the goal of significant 

1108
00:47:00,942 --> 00:47:03,053
increase of defense expense . How did 

1109
00:47:03,053 --> 00:47:05,109
explain to the U . S . Side please ? 

1110
00:47:05,109 --> 00:47:06,880
And then Secretary Clinton and 

1111
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:10,140
Secretary Austin , if I may the 

1112
00:47:10,140 --> 00:47:11,973
strengthening of Japan's defense 

1113
00:47:11,973 --> 00:47:14,029
capability . What is your assessment 

1114
00:47:14,029 --> 00:47:15,760
and the new strategies of both 

1115
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:17,704
countries have been already coming 

1116
00:47:17,704 --> 00:47:19,538
forward . The deterrence and the 

1117
00:47:19,538 --> 00:47:21,260
response capability of the two 

1118
00:47:21,260 --> 00:47:23,093
countries . How do you intend to 

1119
00:47:23,093 --> 00:47:25,316
elevate earlier ? Minister refer to the 

1120
00:47:25,316 --> 00:47:27,538
guidelines about the possibility of the 

1121
00:47:27,538 --> 00:47:29,704
need to revise the guideline . What is 

1122
00:47:29,704 --> 00:47:33,440
your view ? Thank you . Please allow me 

1123
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:37,160
to start at the too close to 

1124
00:47:37,170 --> 00:47:40,640
today . The 

1125
00:47:40,650 --> 00:47:43,110
based on the new strategy 

1126
00:47:44,420 --> 00:47:46,400
we affirm the future activities in 

1127
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:48,520
order to bolster the defense response 

1128
00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:50,576
capabilities of the alliance . Under 

1129
00:47:50,576 --> 00:47:52,520
the new strategy . In light of the 

1130
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:54,131
increasingly severe security 

1131
00:47:54,131 --> 00:47:56,076
environment , I mentioned that the 

1132
00:47:56,076 --> 00:47:56,040
fundamental reinforcement of Japan's 

1133
00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:58,262
defense capability will lead to further 

1134
00:47:58,262 --> 00:47:59,929
effective exercise of U . S . 

1135
00:47:59,929 --> 00:48:01,929
Capabilities and that in turn would 

1136
00:48:01,929 --> 00:48:03,929
mean a further reinforcement of the 

1137
00:48:03,929 --> 00:48:06,096
deterrent response capabilities of the 

1138
00:48:06,096 --> 00:48:08,151
battle alliance and will play a huge 

1139
00:48:08,151 --> 00:48:10,373
role for the peace and stability of the 

1140
00:48:10,373 --> 00:48:12,596
region . That the U . S . In response , 

1141
00:48:12,596 --> 00:48:15,220
expressed firm support as I mentioned 

1142
00:48:15,230 --> 00:48:18,740
earlier as a result of the two plus two . 

1143
00:48:18,750 --> 00:48:21,080
The joint statement to be released , 

1144
00:48:21,270 --> 00:48:23,790
this presents a vision of the alliance 

1145
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:26,400
in the new era of strategic competition . 

1146
00:48:26,580 --> 00:48:29,050
The plans will be implemented speedily 

1147
00:48:29,050 --> 00:48:30,994
and together with Minister Hamad , 

1148
00:48:30,994 --> 00:48:33,161
Secretary Clinton and Secretary Austin 

1149
00:48:33,161 --> 00:48:34,883
we will constantly bolster the 

1150
00:48:34,883 --> 00:48:37,910
bilateral alliance if I may 

1151
00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:42,310
regarding the fundamental reinforcement 

1152
00:48:42,310 --> 00:48:44,532
of Japan's defense in order to speedily 

1153
00:48:44,532 --> 00:48:47,200
realize about the significant increase 

1154
00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:50,210
the defense . We will acquire new 

1155
00:48:50,220 --> 00:48:51,940
capabilities including more 

1156
00:48:51,940 --> 00:48:55,140
sustainability uh and counter strike 

1157
00:48:55,140 --> 00:48:57,490
capability and express my very strong 

1158
00:48:57,500 --> 00:49:00,210
commitment as Minister . Yes you just 

1159
00:49:00,220 --> 00:49:02,040
mentioned that the U . S . Side 

1160
00:49:02,050 --> 00:49:05,290
mentioned that they will strongly 

1161
00:49:05,290 --> 00:49:07,310
support Japan's new strategy . That 

1162
00:49:07,310 --> 00:49:10,400
this is a major evolution of the 

1163
00:49:10,410 --> 00:49:13,610
bilateral alliance based on today's 

1164
00:49:13,620 --> 00:49:16,420
discussion in this most severe and 

1165
00:49:16,420 --> 00:49:18,580
complex security environment . After 

1166
00:49:18,580 --> 00:49:20,940
the war we will fundamentally reinforce 

1167
00:49:20,940 --> 00:49:22,996
the defense capability including the 

1168
00:49:22,996 --> 00:49:25,162
counter strike capability and together 

1169
00:49:25,162 --> 00:49:27,273
in order to make the US alliance be a 

1170
00:49:27,273 --> 00:49:29,384
contribution to peace , stability and 

1171
00:49:29,384 --> 00:49:31,662
prosperity of the region and the world . 

1172
00:49:31,662 --> 00:49:33,884
We will continue to work with Secretary 

1173
00:49:33,884 --> 00:49:36,107
Austin . Secretary Blinken and Minister 

1174
00:49:36,107 --> 00:49:38,162
Hayashi to strengthen the alliance . 

1175
00:49:38,162 --> 00:49:40,440
Thank you . Thank you for the question . 

1176
00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:43,030
Um It's very simple . We heartily 

1177
00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:45,400
welcome uh the new strategies 

1178
00:49:45,410 --> 00:49:48,150
especially because there is as I said 

1179
00:49:48,150 --> 00:49:50,410
and we've all said uh remarkable 

1180
00:49:50,410 --> 00:49:53,180
convergence between our strategy 

1181
00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:56,550
strategies and Japan's um we applaud 

1182
00:49:56,550 --> 00:49:58,810
the commitment to increased investment 

1183
00:49:58,820 --> 00:50:02,380
uh to enhance roles , missions and 

1184
00:50:02,380 --> 00:50:04,269
capabilities that you've heard to 

1185
00:50:04,269 --> 00:50:06,650
closer cooperation not only between the 

1186
00:50:06,650 --> 00:50:08,650
United States and Japan but as well 

1187
00:50:08,650 --> 00:50:10,872
with other allies and other partners on 

1188
00:50:10,872 --> 00:50:12,761
a bilateral basis , but also on a 

1189
00:50:12,761 --> 00:50:14,928
trilateral and multilateral basis . We 

1190
00:50:14,928 --> 00:50:16,928
already have a strong foundation uh 

1191
00:50:16,928 --> 00:50:19,520
that's only going to grow um as we read 

1192
00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:22,300
them these these new documents really 

1193
00:50:22,310 --> 00:50:24,780
reshape the alliance's ability to 

1194
00:50:24,790 --> 00:50:26,880
promote peace and protect the rules 

1195
00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:29,290
based order uh in the region , but also 

1196
00:50:29,290 --> 00:50:31,910
beyond around the world . I think what 

1197
00:50:31,910 --> 00:50:35,010
you're seeing in real time is an 

1198
00:50:35,010 --> 00:50:37,260
alliance that is modernizing and the 

1199
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United States and Japan are working in 

1200
00:50:39,650 --> 00:50:41,860
lockstep to be prepared for the 

1201
00:50:41,860 --> 00:50:44,082
emerging challenges in the indo pacific 

1202
00:50:44,082 --> 00:50:47,120
and beyond . So we could not be more uh 

1203
00:50:47,130 --> 00:50:49,241
more pleased with the work that we're 

1204
00:50:49,241 --> 00:50:51,463
doing together . But also I have to say 

1205
00:50:51,463 --> 00:50:53,630
for Japan's extraordinary leadership . 

1206
00:50:53,630 --> 00:50:55,797
I know uh President biden will have an 

1207
00:50:55,797 --> 00:50:57,963
opportunity to share that appreciation 

1208
00:50:57,963 --> 00:50:59,963
with Prime Minister Kishida when he 

1209
00:50:59,963 --> 00:50:59,560
welcomes from here to Washington later 

1210
00:50:59,560 --> 00:51:02,050
this week . I certainly agree with 

1211
00:51:02,060 --> 00:51:04,004
Secretary Blinken . There is clear 

1212
00:51:04,004 --> 00:51:07,630
strategic alignment between the visions 

1213
00:51:07,630 --> 00:51:10,650
of President biden and Prime Minister 

1214
00:51:10,650 --> 00:51:13,060
Kishida . You see that reflected in the 

1215
00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:15,237
in the strategies as you put them side 

1216
00:51:15,237 --> 00:51:18,560
by side . Uh We are all focused on 

1217
00:51:18,570 --> 00:51:21,850
uh maintaining a rules based 

1218
00:51:21,850 --> 00:51:25,390
international order and promoting peace 

1219
00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:28,820
and stability in the region . Uh 

1220
00:51:28,830 --> 00:51:31,580
So what you've heard us talk about 

1221
00:51:31,590 --> 00:51:33,812
today , the things that we discussed in 

1222
00:51:33,812 --> 00:51:36,660
the meeting really bring that strategy 

1223
00:51:36,660 --> 00:51:39,920
to life optimizing force posture , uh 

1224
00:51:39,930 --> 00:51:43,260
agreeing to uh increase our 

1225
00:51:43,260 --> 00:51:46,900
bilateral exercises , training events . 

1226
00:51:46,930 --> 00:51:50,300
All of those things are real good 

1227
00:51:50,300 --> 00:51:52,700
indicators that all of us are committed 

1228
00:51:52,710 --> 00:51:55,700
to making sure that as uh Prime 

1229
00:51:55,700 --> 00:51:57,950
Minister Hamada has said previously , 

1230
00:51:57,970 --> 00:52:00,026
we don't just write strategies . You 

1231
00:52:00,026 --> 00:52:02,450
know , we we we do the things necessary 

1232
00:52:02,450 --> 00:52:04,561
to be able to execute them . And this 

1233
00:52:04,561 --> 00:52:07,010
is work that's never finished . Okay . 

1234
00:52:07,010 --> 00:52:10,130
We so we will continue to work to 

1235
00:52:10,140 --> 00:52:14,080
optimize force posture and and uh 

1236
00:52:14,090 --> 00:52:16,460
and increase interoperability so that 

1237
00:52:16,460 --> 00:52:19,740
we maintain a credible deterrent force . 

1238
00:52:19,750 --> 00:52:22,310
Uh And I look forward to continuing to 

1239
00:52:22,310 --> 00:52:25,530
work with my colleagues uh to do that 

1240
00:52:25,540 --> 00:52:27,818
what I would call hard government work . 

1241
00:52:27,818 --> 00:52:30,040
But but thank you very much . Thank you 

1242
00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:32,096
your excellency . Thank you everyone 

1243
00:52:32,096 --> 00:52:33,600
that concludes the press conference .