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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of States Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign  Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference  following the US-Japan foreign and defense ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the Quad meeting at  the Iikura Guest House on July 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of States Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference following the US-Japan foreign and defense ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the Quad meeting at the Iikura Guest House on July 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel addresses the media during a press conference on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 16, 2024. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keyly Santizo)
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US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel addresses the media during a press conference on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 16, 2024. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keyly Santizo)
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masashi_murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
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timothy_walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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