U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, not pictured, deliver opening remarks with Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, during the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC) at the State Department in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Pool