He spoke about this, according to TASS, at a press conference following a meeting in Washington of the heads of foreign policy and defense departments of the United States and Japan.
“This agreement has been in the making for a decade.
It covers everything from collaborative research to working together to land the first woman and non-white man on the moon,” the Secretary of State said.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan intends to strengthen relations with the United States against the backdrop of building up military potential.