Japanese Counterparts From left, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis host a joint news conference following a U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting at the State Department, Aug. 17, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.06 MB) Tags: brigitte brantley, U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, state department, Secretary of Defense , james mattis, JIm Mattis, scc, Chaos, Department of Defense, Photo, DoD, Defense Secretary , SecDef, Pentagon, Japan, MILITARY Photo By: Brigitte N. Brantley VIRIN: 170817-D-GO396-0179.JPG Photo Gallery