U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 16 : U.S. and Japan national flags flutter in the wind as Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense of the United States of America and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo attend a review an honor guard prior the US-Japan Defense Ministers Bilateral meeting at the Japan Ministry of Defense on March 16, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, (not pictured on the photo) and Lloyd Austin ,Secretary of Defense, visit to Japan from March 15th to March 17th as their first overseas travel soon after the inauguration of the Biden Administration to exchange views on the increasingly severe security environment in the region, and conduct consultations on issues including further cooperation to enhance the Japan-U.S. Alliance. (Photo by DAVID MAREUIL/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)