![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a joint press availability with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023. [State Department photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/01.12.2023%20Murano%20Podcast_0.jpg?h=bf6d952a&itok=gp2bxjB3)
Masashi Murano appears on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ podcast Deep Dish on Global Affairs to discuss Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what it means for the US-Japan security alliance.
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A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angele in California on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)