US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosts Defense Minister of Japan Hamada Yasukazu
epa10402324 Defense Minister of Japan Hamada Yasukazu participates in a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA 12 January 2023. The meeting of Hamada Yasukazu and Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon follows the US - Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting at the State Department; and it takes place the day before US President Joe Biden is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
