U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo hold a joint news conference 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) meeting at the State Department in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner