14 January 2015 The U.S. and Japan: Allies, Global Partners, and Friends for the Future Thank you, Merit for the introduction. Thank you, President Sakurai, forhaving me here today. And thank you all for attending.I see some familiar faces. I’ve been privileged to live in Japan and work onJapan issues for many years, as Merit mentioned. Actually, one of myprofessional highlights as a...