@SecDef: I met with Japan’s Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani in Darwin. It was great to see him again after our last meeting at the margins of the G7 Defense Ministers Meeting in Italy. We reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance and our commitment to a free and open… pic.twitter.com/jonqqIQgd4

I met with Japan’s Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani in Darwin. It was great to see him again after our last meeting at the margins of the G7 Defense Ministers Meeting in Italy. We reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance and our commitment to a free and open… pic.twitter.com/jonqqIQgd4

— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) November 17, 2024