Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights.

reaffirms the importance of the United States-Japan alliance for maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, including through United States extended deterrence, the revision of the Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense Cooperation, and Japan’s policy of “Proactive Contribution to Peace” based on the principles of international cooperation;

supports ongoing efforts to further strengthen the United States-Japan alliance to confront emerging challenges, including cyber and space;

supports strong cooperation between the United States and Japan in safeguarding maritime security and ensuring freedom of navigation, commerce, and overflight in the East and South China Seas;

recognizes that although the United States Government does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States acknowledges that they are under the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine such administration;

reaffirms that the unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands and that the United States remains committed under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any armed attack in the territories under the administration of Japan;

recognizes the support of the Government of Japan in addressing global challenges that threaten the security of people everywhere;

supports the expansion of academic and cultural exchanges between the United States and Japan, especially efforts to encourage Japanese students to study at universities in the United States, and vice versa, to deepen people-to-people ties;

encourages the expansion of scientific research and development and technical cooperation with Japan, to address global challenges;

promotes deepening the economic and trade ties between the United States and Japan, including the empowerment of women, which is vital for the prosperity of both our nations, the Asia Pacific region, and the world; and

calls for continued cooperation between the Governments of the United States and Japan in the promotion of human rights.