Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder (left), commander, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, meets with Adm. Yamamura Hiroshi, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, at the Japan Ministry of Defense, Tokyo, July 7, 2021. Lt. Gen. Rudder is in Japan for meetings with leadership of Japan Self-Defense Forces to reinforce the mutual cooperative defense relationship, affirming a rules-based approach to maritime governance. These meetings will help improve both nations’ combined capabilities and mutual contributions to the defense of Japan and to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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