U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Minister of Defense, Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense, Minoru Kihara, and Philippine Secretary of National Defense, Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. attend a joint press conference at United States Indo Pacific Command headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., on May 2, 2024.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )