Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru > U.S. Department of Defense > Release

Pentagon Press Secretary Brig Gen. Pat Ryder offered the adhering to readout:

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III invited Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru to the Pentagon today throughout Minister Kihara’s initial see to Washington, D.C., as theMinister of Defense Secretary Austin declared the steady and also uncompromising U.S. dedication to the defense of Japan, and also both leaders verified both nations’ common dedication to reinforcing the U.S.-Japan Alliance amidst historical common energy towards tranquility, security, and also prevention in a cost-free and also open Indo-Pacific

Secretary Austin restated his assistance for Japan’s choice to reinforce its defense, including its procurement of counteraction capacities and also boost in defense investing, following his December 2022 declaration inviting Japan’s 2022 National Security Strategy, National Defense …