Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Mattis, Tillerson Hold News Conference With Japanese Counterparts Defense.gov Aug. 17, 2017 | 31:53 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson conduct a news conference with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Foreign Minister Taro Kono for a security consultative committee at the State Department in Washington, Aug. 17, 2017.