IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1118 
Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan alliance and 
welcoming the visit of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2024 
Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BERA, and Mrs. KIM of Cali-
fornia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan alli-
ance and welcoming the visit of Prime Minister Kishida 
Fumio to the United States. 
Whereas the United States-Japan alliance remains a corner-
stone of peace, security, and prosperity, and underscores 
the unwavering commitment of the United States to 
Japan and the Indo-Pacific region; 
Whereas the United States and Japan established diplomatic 
relations with the signing of the Treaty of Peace and 
Amity on March 31, 1854; 
Whereas January 19, 2024, marked the 64th anniversary of 
the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Se-
curity between the United States and Japan; 
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Whereas, in May 2016, then-President Barack Obama made 
a historic visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and 
in December 2016, then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 
made a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, demonstrating the 
willingness of both nations to overcome the most sensitive 
aspects of our shared history to form the powerful alli-
ance that exists today; 
Whereas, on January 11, 2023, during the United States- 
Japan Security Consultative Committee (2+2), both 
countries resolved to advance bilateral alliance mod-
ernization initiatives to build a more capable, integrated, 
and agile alliance that bolsters deterrence and addresses 
evolving regional and global security challenges; 
Whereas, under the premiership of Kishida Fumio, the Gov-
ernment of Japan has taken historic steps to modernize 
Japan’s national security strategy and defense policy 
through the release of the 2022 National Security Strat-
egy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense 
Buildup Program, including commitments to increase de-
fense spending to 2 percent of the gross domestic product 
within 5 years and to develop counterstrike capabilities; 
Whereas the United States and Japan have deepened their 
defense cooperation through various bilateral and multi-
lateral exercises, and across domains that include space 
and cyber; 
Whereas the Government of Japan shares the costs of sta-
tioning 
approximately 
55,000 
United 
States 
servicemembers, civilians, and family members in Japan, 
enabling the United States to forward deploy significant 
military resources, such as the USS Ronald Reagan and 
the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter, to meet the alliance’s cur-
rent and future security challenges; 
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Whereas the extended deterrence commitments of the United 
States to Japan remain ironclad and backed by the full 
range of the capabilities of the United States; 
Whereas the Senkaku Islands fall within the scope of Article 
V of the United States-Japan Treaty of Mutual Coopera-
tion and Security; 
Whereas a strong trilateral relationship between and among 
the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan is 
vital for promoting Indo-Pacific security, defending free-
dom and democracy, and upholding human rights and the 
rule of law; 
Whereas, in August 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida 
Fumio, Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, and 
President Joseph R. Biden announced a ‘‘new era of tri-
lateral partnership’’ at the Camp David Summit, includ-
ing a ‘‘commitment to consult’’ in an expeditious manner 
regarding regional challenges, provocations, and threats 
affecting trilateral collective interests and security; 
Whereas the United States, Japan, and the Republic of 
Korea have deepened mutual cooperation and dialogue in 
a series of fields, including— 
(1) the trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue; 
(2) the expansion of a multiyear schedule for tri-
lateral military exercises, including the first-ever tri-
lateral aerial exercise; 
(3) the activation of the real-time Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea missile warning data-sharing 
mechanism; 
(4) the establishment of new trilateral people-to-peo-
ple exchanges, including a trilateral youth summit and a 
technology leaders training program; and 
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(5) the creation of a trilateral Diplomatic Working 
Group to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea; 
Whereas the trilateral partnership currently has a unique op-
portunity to drive shared priorities at the United Nations 
Security Council, while both Japan and the Republic of 
Korea serve as nonpermanent representatives; 
Whereas, on May 19, 2023, during the G7 Hiroshima Sum-
mit, G7 leaders underscored their enduring support for 
Ukraine’s sovereignty, reaffirmed the importance of peace 
and stability in the Taiwan Strait, took steps to secure 
critical supply chains, demonstrated ongoing commit-
ments to strengthening global health security, and more; 
Whereas Japan continues to work closely with the United 
States and other G7 partners to stand against economic 
coercion by adversaries, including through the establish-
ment of the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic Co-
ercion; 
Whereas, since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked and un-
justified invasion of Ukraine, Japan has demonstrated its 
strong support for Ukraine, including through high-level 
diplomatic engagements, humanitarian and security as-
sistance, financial support, and coordinating sanctions 
against Russia with the United States and other G7 
countries; 
Whereas, in February 2024, Japan hosted the Japan-Ukraine 
Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Re-
construction, which facilitated cooperation between Japan 
and Ukraine, including public-private partnerships, to 
support Ukraine’s future development across sectors in-
cluding infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and informa-
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tion technology, and announced the opening of a new 
government trade office in Kyiv as well as $105,000,000 
in new aid for Ukraine; 
Whereas Japan has contributed to supporting the Indo-Pa-
cific region’s development, stability, and prosperity 
through the Quad’s positive, practical agenda with the 
United States, Australia, and India, including through 
the third in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in May 2023, 
where Quad members reaffirmed their commitment to a 
‘‘free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resil-
ient’’; 
Whereas Japan has worked with the members of the Quad 
to strengthen cooperation on health security, environ-
ment, maritime domain awareness, critical and emerging 
technologies, space, infrastructure development, cyber re-
silience, and more; 
Whereas Japan has contributed to the promotion of quality 
infrastructure investment, and the United States and 
Japan continue to share an interest in energy security 
and cooperation on advanced energy technologies; 
Whereas Japan has made critical contributions to the devel-
opment of Open Radio Access Network technology and 
worked closely with the United States to promote an 
open, free, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet, in-
cluding through initiatives such as the Global Digital 
Connectivity Partnership; 
Whereas, in June 2023, Japan joined the United States and 
Australia in signing an agreement to develop a 
$95,000,000 undersea cable project that is expected to 
connect more than 100,000 individuals across three coun-
tries in the Pacific; 
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Whereas Japan is one of the largest trading partners of the 
United States, with bilateral trade totaling over 
$300,000,000,000 in 2022, and Japan continues to hold 
the largest share of foreign direct investment in the 
United States, making the United States-Japan bilateral 
economic relationship one of the world’s strongest; 
Whereas, during an official visit to Japan in November 2017, 
President Donald J. Trump underscored the importance 
of expanding trade and foreign direct investment between 
the United States and Japan to strengthen economic 
growth and job creation, and on October 7, 2019, the 
Governments of the United States and Japan signed the 
United States-Japan Trade Agreement and the United 
States-Japan Digital Trade Agreement, and these agree-
ments entered into force on January 1, 2020; 
Whereas, in January 2022, the United States and Japan es-
tablished the Economic Policy Consultative Committee 
(‘‘Economic 2+2’’), which convened for a second ministe-
rial meeting in November 2023 on the sidelines of the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit; 
Whereas the Government of Japan-sponsored Japan Ex-
change and Teaching program has more than 35,000 
United States alumni and represents one of many ex-
changes that have cemented our close people-to-people 
ties; 
Whereas, every year, more than 1,000,000 individuals visit 
Washington, DC, to celebrate the National Cherry Blos-
som Festival, which serves as a reminder of the enduring 
friendship between the United States and Japan; and 
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Whereas, in April 2024, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will 
visit the United States at the invitation of President Jo-
seph R. Biden, Jr.: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) welcomes Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to 
the United States; 
(2) reaffirms the strong and longstanding part-
nership between the United States and Japan, root-
ed in a shared commitment to upholding peace, se-
curity, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and 
beyond; 
(3) stands ready to support efforts to build a 
more capable and modernized alliance to address re-
gional and global security challenges; 
(4) applauds the Government of Japan’s com-
mitment to defense modernization, including its goal 
to increase defense spending to 2 percent of the 
gross domestic product by 2027; 
(5) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to the defense of Japan under Article V of 
the Japan-United States Security Treaty; 
(6) reaffirms that the Senkaku Islands fall 
within the scope of Article V of the United States- 
Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, 
and that the United States remains opposed to any 
unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the 
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East China Sea or undermine Japan’s administra-
tion of these islands; 
(7) recognizes the unprecedented convergence of 
the national security and defense strategies between 
our two nations as well as the need to further bol-
ster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific; 
(8) supports Japan’s efforts to expand security 
cooperation with other United States allies and part-
ners, most notably with the Republic of Korea, Aus-
tralia, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, and 
India; 
(9) applauds recent advancements in trilateral 
cooperation among the United States, Japan, and 
the Republic of Korea, as well as bilateral Japan-Re-
public of Korea relations; 
(10) encourages efforts to strengthen engage-
ment with Japan in bilateral and multilateral fo-
rums, including the Quad; 
(11) acknowledges Japan’s leadership as the G7 
host nation in 2023, including its coordination 
among G7 members to address economic coercion, as 
well as the announcement of the G7 AI Principles 
and Code of Conduct, and focus on support for 
Ukraine; 
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