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I would like to start the joint press

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conference by the Japanese defense

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minister and the US Secretary of

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Defense . First , we will have opening

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remarks from Defense Minister Nakatani .

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Uh , uh , he uh choi uh kio she such

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the uh

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uh tahako and you must , uh , 1 oka la

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mano or . Which they must er he choko

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mkayotetaoes

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oka

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lao eremote er chokanggo or ukaibo

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ostasani uh gro uh

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manao sakuragaakgote mata .

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Uh , congonibeno

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haneanamirao or you tell toona

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uh can amata . Uh sak yaku uh yo so

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kiss

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and he can to so they know . Eyshita uh

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noseme

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to you get to your kakun . I'm honored

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to be able to welcome Secretary Heus to

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the Minister of Defense today . We were

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able to welcome Secretary with a guard

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of honor and also with cherry blossoms

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in a full bloom across the honor guard

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square . It was just like as if the

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flowers were celebrating with us the

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bright future of the alliance ahead of

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us . Earlier today we held a candidate .

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And a fruitful meeting for

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approximately 85 minutes we shared

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recognition on the increasingly severe

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and complex security environment and

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confirmed a resolution to move forward

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with a sense of urgency on initiatives

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to strengthen our respective defense

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capabilities and to reinforce the

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alliance capabilities to deter and

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respond . Uh , amazu , uh , send it

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to know yet I know togo scent s

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uh correnos of kte nisi no or ski towin

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noo no sintengo can geo itasimasta . Uh ,

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corre uh hei carin time no it's no

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kyodo or cast no kyo is so coquiokonier ,

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but suki casote matamosote

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er not chiki

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que no yo the presence no kakurai er

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corre uh domenoque sai you send kada no

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oto today a mustte no tote .

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Non kinobotano yoka

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er corsnagara a no gorikayosikodo cut

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disent taking a kodo kund them and no

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jujitsu not need to me mamas . During

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the ministerial meeting , we welcomed

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progress on our respective command and

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control structures including earlier

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establishment of the Japan Self Defense

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Force Joint Operation Command , or JAC .

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We will continue to accelerate our

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efforts to improve interoperability and

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conduct further effective bilateral

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joint activities across the spectrum

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from peacetime to contingency . The

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expansion of our bilateral presence in

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the southwestern region of Japan is one

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of the top priorities for the alliance .

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At Japan's own initiative , we will

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continue to strengthen our defense

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posture in the southwestern region and

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strive to conduct more sophisticated

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and realistic bilateral trainings and

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exercises while gaining understanding

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of local communities . Koi Koki .

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No , I take the easy

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sebiki

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Kogi dias no wtoni taiku missile no

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Kyodo and the

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tasks

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6

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taikuyo and uh .

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It is a vital task for us for both

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defense industries to support each

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other to complement each other through

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coal development , co-production ,

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co-sustainment , and other initiatives ,

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especially the stable delivery of

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missiles is crucial for both sides

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under the framework of defense

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industrial . acquisition and

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sustainment forum for short we affirmed

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to expedite efforts to start

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coproduction of advanced air to air

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missile or ARA as early as we can . In

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addition , I conveyed my intention to

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pursue the

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possibility

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of co-production of surface to air

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missile SM6 as well . Philippine kaku .

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Maya uh kaito yo you got to kakuntai

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jihaboshino cosmetic or you got to demo

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it

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it . We also affirm to advance

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multilateral cooperation with regional

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partners including Australia , the

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Republic of Korea , and the Philippines

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in order to prevent any attempts to

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change the status quo by force or

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coercion and to realize a free and open

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Indo-Pacific . In addition , we

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confirmed the importance of the steady

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implementation of the realignment of US

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forces Japan in accordance with Okinawa

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consolidation plan , including total

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return of Marine Corps air station .

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Excuse me , including the return of

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marine co station tema and the location .

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And we also confirmed the importance of

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gaining understanding of local

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communities for strengthening and

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maintaining the alliance . In addition ,

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we affirm to advance the cooperation in

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order to prevent recurrence of

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incidents and accidents involving US

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forces . Uh kano Mayerai uh no suka tai

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sushi they alitea uh sukahataho you

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show tai mataha rejia yoka to stay and

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noaetai yi kundoshi mata tao kokoro or

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monoto or . the uh chokangwa uh or

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iracua uh mataista there is this sign

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uh sotacho no OK can go use the er

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sensi

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er

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so the son or mochinosneer con canto to

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erubo to you er you steer to

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nagahinagara

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yoko

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sunde . Oh .

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I share with Secretary Hexus the

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experience of serving as a soldier in

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an infantry unit . I served as a ranger

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instructor . I used to live with the uh

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service members and trained with them ,

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and Secretary Hexus has experience in

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Iraq and Afghanistan as a gian leader

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and has a warrior spirit . I look

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forward to continuing to proceed

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forward down the road to a stronger

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alliance with Secretary Ais while

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carrying the heavy burden , which is

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our sole mission of national defense ,

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and I look forward to working together

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for the alliance and for the peace

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across the world , as well as for the

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stability in the region . Uh , so you

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mean tea I know needs to be a boy

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noaa mash . Maotai uh

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cono or boy uh daijinto or

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steno

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and no sinus uh coo or Mokata and

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arabini uh Io consejose site uh

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Kyoto no niki cor you dicta do you go

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to the and it's only okkina and know

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seka a must .

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And I believe today's meeting was a

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great success . We were able to share

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as the defense ministers or spirit as a

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leader of defense authorities and also

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we share our recognition of the

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international security environment and .

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We could have been able to share our

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understandings , so I believe it was a

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great success .

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So then we would like to welcome

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Secretary Heus for his opening remarks .

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Well , Minister Nakatani , I agree it

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was a great success . Uh , thank you .

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It's great to be here . We had a chance

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early in my tenure to speak over the

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phone . We've met a number of times and

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quickly developed a great relationship

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like . Two long lost infantrymen .

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Uh , it doesn't surprise me . We speak

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the same language , understand we don't

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speak the same language , but we speak

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the same language , uh , and we

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understand what threats look like ,

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what camaraderie means , what

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brotherhood means , and standing

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shoulder to shoulder . So thank you

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again for hosting us in Tokyo . Thank

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you .

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era .

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OK . And it was a privilege to be with

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you at the reunion of Honor ceremony

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yesterday , as we said clearly ,

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today's meetings have affirmed the

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extraordinary strength of America's

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alliance with Japan . After today's

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discussion , it is clear to me that our

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alliance is the cornerstone of peace

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and security in the Indo-Pacific .

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As you know , President Trump has said

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America will reestablish peace through

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strength . Uh , President Trump has

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also made it very clear , and we

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reiterate , uh , we're gonna put

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America first , but America first does

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not mean America alone . America's

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warriors stand shoulder to shoulder

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every day with their Japan Self Defense

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Force counterparts . Our forces operate

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and train together across all domains

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to uphold deterrence . America and

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Japan stand firmly together in the face

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of aggressive and coercive actions by

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the communist Chinese . Masque er he

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he sto er va

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imaa

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deme fast to its vato deva alien . It

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be no sense that you taikato narabe a

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yoikiotosh the senya

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to oka akara yokshirik to

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kios to ears

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sticking aodo ni vaque touching famous .

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America is committed to sustaining

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robust , ready , and credible

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deterrents in the Indo-Pacific ,

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including across the Taiwan Strait .

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Japan would be on the front lines of

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any contingency we might face in the

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Western Pacific , and we stand , stand

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together in support of each other .

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That's why today Minister Nakatani and

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I talked about the severe and urgent

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security environment around Japan and

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we discussed what we're gonna do about

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it . Mata koka

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Taiwan in the tai banja ban ta

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da ok ok .

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so they need .

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We have a robust alliance agenda that

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will strengthen our deterrence posture ,

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keep the enemy guessing , creating

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dilemmas for them , and ensure that we

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achieve peace through strength , as I

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mentioned . This means ensuring that we

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have the right posture in Japan and the

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right capabilities forward deployed

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here . Whether permanent or temporary .

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It also means expanding access to key

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terrain here in the first island chain ,

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such as Japan's Southwest Islands , and

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certainly it means exercising together

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at those critical locations .

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ok no okay yo yoga .

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demons . And with that , I want to

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announce that the Defense Department

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has started phase one of upgrading US

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Forces Japan to a joint force

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headquarters . This upgrade will

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improve our ability to coordinate

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operations with Japan's own Joint

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Operations Command or JOC , and we

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certainly welcome Jayjac's

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establishment this past week . It's ,

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it's more urgency , it's more

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cooperation in real time . It also

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increases our readiness to respond to

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contingency or crisis , support US

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operations , and help Japan and US

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forces defend this territory .

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to

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sit .

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So .

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Soon we will add additional personnel

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in Tokyo and at US Forces Japan

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headquarters to conduct activities that

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will strengthen our bilateral bonds and

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deepen our operational cooperation .

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This also means reorganizing US forces

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Japan into a war fighting headquarters .

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Increasing its staff and giving its

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commander the authorities needed to

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accomplish new missions , as I

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mentioned in our meeting . Uh , America

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and Japan , we seek peace .

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Uh , but as my first platoon motto says ,

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those who long for peace must prepare

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for war . We must be prepared . We look

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forward to working closely together as

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we improve our war fighting

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capabilities , our lethality , and our

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readiness .

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Tokyo no jeans or

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nikishi

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jeans on a

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mission .

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Eniva moto tai yoko

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remote

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bio

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this is no nascent sho so

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tame .

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Just for a moment before we take

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questions , one other thing I'd be

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remiss in not mentioning , uh ,

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publicly is that at the Defense

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Department our heart and prayers

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continue , uh , in an in an unrelated

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but powerful matter , continue to go

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out to the soldiers and families

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impacted by the ongoing recovery

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operation for 4 missing US soldiers in

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Lithuania . We continue to monitor the

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situation very closely and it's a

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reminder no matter whether it's an

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actual combat situation , whether it's

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training or exercises nothing in the

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world of soldiering is routine . It all

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comes with danger and with risks uh and

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we're thinking about those soldiers and

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their families today and with that I

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welcome questions .

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Yeah .

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A and .

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Thank you , Mr . Secretary . Now while

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we taking questions , I ask for your

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kind understanding that we have a

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limited time for the question and

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answers as the ministers have another

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engagement today . For those who will

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be asking a question , please wait to

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be acknowledged . Also , please state

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your name and affiliation and indicate

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for whom your question is intended .

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We will be taking

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Japanese press first .

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Thank you . The newspaper .

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This is Nagatani from newspaper . My

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question is it intended both for

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Defense Minister Nakatani and Secretary

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He first for Nakatani during the

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meeting . was the subject of Japan's

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defense spending and host nation

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support or HNS was raised , then for

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Secretary he as the security

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environment in the region is

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increasingly severe , by when and to

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what extent do you think Japan should

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increase its defense spending ? Also ,

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the Convey such specific figures to

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Defense Minister Nakatani during

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today's meeting . Moreover , there were

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media reports about the halt to

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upgrading of USFJ . What did you

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discuss during the meeting on command

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and control and what is the desirable

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state of command and control structure

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for you ? Thank you . I have

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tea . Uh , who did you know or

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kava and it's candeno on

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sendokna uh kadai matakina uh naon uh

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sare Maokuno or

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10

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and noi no it mustta the boy can hemo

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masto uh on the kibisa according to

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mournaka he joa node .

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Uh no

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no no and a theta

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naka

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er er not ostekioka and it's kiva .

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it's not the aims decision no hand to

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kioskoga

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and oukomo mata mano he don't wanna

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keep that's now and the sun .

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Yeah so the yokushita

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yokarikumodanitoshinagarakiko

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moontekikioka

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oh gusta . Ecuta nayo or metasta and

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egamocorncia ariao era de

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masta . It took suji uh

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nitsa uh not

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okaanite

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or but what does the no dome yojin

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yo this guy a compound the kaidanite

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er do yojin kayosan

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i can yarita amaaku amata .

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It's kumu . During today's

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meeting , Japan and the US side

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discussed strategic matters and we

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discussed a lot of practical matters

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and we gained um concurrence on many of

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those points as we were discussing

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about the severe security environment

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facing Japan , both sides confirmed the

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need to . Strengthening Japan-US

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alliance deterrence and the response

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capabilities and during our discussions ,

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I shared how Japan is through our own

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part making strong efforts to

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drastically strengthen our defense

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capabilities and I conveyed our efforts

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to fundamentally strengthen defense

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capabilities and . Within that what

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matters the most is the contents of the

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capabilities and it is important that

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Japan is responsible and proceeds

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forward at its own discretion . I mean

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this the most severe security

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environment that Japan has encountered

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since . The end of the war , Japan will

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continuously assess and take

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initiatives based on its national

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security strategy and other policies to

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strengthen its deterrence and response

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capabilities . I have explained those

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points during today's meetings and

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gained understanding from the US side .

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There were no discussion about the

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specific figures , and concerning the

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host nation's support , it was not

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discussed during today's meetings .

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With that being said , the Ministry of

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Defense is going to communicate closely

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with the Trump administration ,

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including Secretary Hexus , in order to

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further strengthen the alliance

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capabilities to the tar and respond .

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Yeah . the floor is yours . Thank

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you . Uh , I agree with the minister's

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characterization . Uh , we certainly

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agreed , well , we , we agreed across

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the board , but most urgently about the

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strategic situation , about the severe

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nature of the threat . Um , both of us

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understand the urgency of it and the

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importance of reestablishing deterrence .

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It's something I talk about all the

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time with our own military reviving the

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warrior ethos , rebuilding our military ,

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and restoring deterrence . Those are

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the three pillars of what President

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Trump's Pentagon is trying to do to

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make sure we're prepared , uh , as much

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as possible . So no , we did not talk

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specific numbers about , uh , Japanese

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defense spending . We're confident , uh .

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That Japan will make the correct

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determination of what capabilities are

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needed inside our alliance to make sure

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we're standing shoulder to shoulder ,

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and they have been a model ally and we

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have no doubt that will continue , but

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we also both recognize everybody needs

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to do more . We all need to do , but

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not just in , not just uh by by every

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single metric . Um , our cooperation ,

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our exercises , every aspect of this

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relationship should draw uh stronger

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and more robust , and that makes it

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more likely we're able to deter , which

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makes it more likely that we have peace ,

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which is certainly what President Trump

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wants , what I want , what the American

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people want , and what this alliance is

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built on .

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I .

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The .

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Himas is shini .

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Uh yeah , hi , Bill Gertz with the

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Washington Times . Uh , my question too

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is for both leaders . Uh , China's

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leader has ordered his forces to be

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ready to annex Taiwan by 2027 . For

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Secretary Hexa , um , how important is

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preventing a Chinese attack on Taiwan

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to your policy of restoring , uh ,

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deterrence and for Mr . Minister , if

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China does attack , uh , will Japan

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join US and other allies in defending

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the island ? Yeah , what does uh gosmo

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do

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Taiwan or he go to you go to the kaka

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uh . Hicks says

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okays you can kara

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koto

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katoakatanikua

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Taiwanangokuna tai

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kokua to Taiwan

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taman mini aka .

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We would like to welcome Secretary to

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answer first . Thank you . Well , it's ,

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it's a great question . It's the right

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question . Uh , there's a reason we use

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the phrase reestablished deterrence .

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Because we're the Trump administration

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arrived after 4 years of deferred

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maintenance on deterrence . uh , what

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happened with the invasion in Ukraine

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never would have happened if President

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Trump was in that position . October

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7th , what happened in Israel never

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would have happened , um . The tragedy ,

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the travesty that was 13 soldiers , uh ,

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as well as the collapse in Afghanistan

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and the shame that came with it never

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would have happened . Those incidents

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and others , including the nature of

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our relationships with our allies ,

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created a vacuum , a perception that

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America was not strong and wasn't

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prepared to deter conflicts from

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starting . Now those things may not

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have occurred in this part of the world ,

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however . The signals we're seeing in

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capitals around the globe . Our job now

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at this moment here with our allies is

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to say we are reestablishing deterrence

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peace through strength with America in

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the lead is back , and we will ensure

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in every way that we are leaning

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forward in that deterrence posture

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because we don't want to live in a day

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where an action like that is taken .

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President Trump has a lot of great

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relationships with world leaders . He

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will leverage those . He will leverage

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other economic relationships as he does

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so well . Our job at the Defense

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Department with our friends uh friends

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uh on the military side is to build an

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alliance so robust that both the

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reality and the perception of

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deterrence is real and ongoing .

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So that the communist Chinese don't

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take the aggressive actions uh that

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some have contemplated they will so our

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job is to maintain peace by being

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strong and I think with President Trump

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in the lead and with our alongside our

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allies and partners that's something we

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can do .

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zanga .

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Afghanistan .

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ya .

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ok ok ok ok .

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he got toys .

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I , uh , Taiwan kayo or anteewa uh

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homoeroa aka I didn't antemo

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mono

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aims the taigu mda uh correa uh

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taiwaiwani kai

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sto you go to Okitao you know you like

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I can aim .

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Uh , you got to know on its beer okaida

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but a huns know kaya yoki mashtemo

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Taiwan kaiko nova to antega gio de Arto

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you nikio ko ittahimata .

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tao er has that a cocono taking a joy

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uh er hand down you nagamo you know

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tempo coa counaikina . Japan's position

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remains the same that peace and

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stability across the Taiwan's trade is

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important for Japan's national security

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and for the stability across the

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international community , and that we

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expect the peaceful resolution of

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cross-strait issues through dialogue .

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And during the summit meeting in

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February and during today's meeting as

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well , both sides shared that

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cross-strait peace and stability is

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important . Self Defense Force and the

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Ministry of Defense has been conducting

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various trainings and exercises ,

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assuming response to every possible

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situation , and we have been conducting

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Japan-US bilateral training to this end .

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We will continue to continue our

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consideration and take the utmost

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efforts to safeguard Japan's

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territorial land , sea , and airspace .

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For this specific response , it would

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be . Excuse me , decision would

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be made based on the perspective and

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specific situations . Therefore ,

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therefore it will be difficult to give

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you a general answer . In any case , we

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will be considering this specific

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response based on the constitution ,

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international law , and our domestic

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legislation . Thank you .

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My pos as we are running out of time ,

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I would have to close a joint press

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conference now . classified information

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on the

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representatives remain in your seat

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after you leave the room .