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Secretary of State Blinken’s Visit to Japan and the holding of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee (SCC)
July 22, 2024
- The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, will visit Japan from July 28th to 29th. Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs will hold a Foreign Ministers Meeting with Secretary Blinken on 28th July.
- Additionally, as the Honorable Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, will also visit Japan at the same time, the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee （SCC） and Japan-U.S. ministerial meeting on extended deterrence will be held on 28th July.
- At the SCC, the four Ministers will discuss the security challenges facing the two countries. They will also discuss future cooperation toward the realization of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific," strengthening of the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. Alliance, and the direction of their security and defense cooperation in the region based on the outcomes of security and defense cooperation of Prime Minister Kishida’s official visit in April.
- Furthermore, at U.S.-Japan ministerial meeting on extended deterrence, which will be held in accordance with the Japan-U.S. Joint Leaders’ Statement in April, the four Ministers will discuss bilateral cooperation to further strengthen U.S. extended deterrence, bolstered by Japan’s defense capabilities based on progress of discussions made primarily through the Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue.