Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker and Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki convened the second U.S.-Japan Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Dialogue on October 12 in Tokyo, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision. The two officials noted close alignment between U.S. priorities and Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's updated FOIP framework, and committed to translating that shared vision into concrete results for the American and Japanese people and for the broader Indo-Pacific region.
A central focus of the talks was the alignment of foreign assistance behind strategic infrastructure. Hooker and Namazu discussed how to direct resources toward priority countries, citing in particular the Luzon Economic Corridor in the Philippines and the Japan-U.S. Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP). The two sides also agreed to coordinate security assistance more closely, with an emphasis on maritime security and maritime domain awareness in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
On economic security, the dialogue covered progress across several areas, including critical minerals supply chains, deep-sea mineral development, digital connectivity, and energy security. Regional security featured prominently as well: the two sides discussed working more closely with allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific and welcomed Japan's growing cooperation with NATO. Progress in U.S.-Japan defense industrial cooperation was reviewed, and both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and called for the immediate resolution of the abductions issue.
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