Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share U.S., Japan Hold Security Meeting Defense.gov Jan. 11, 2023 | 52:36 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken co-host the 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting. Representing Japan are Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.