WATCH: Hegseth Exhausts Japan’s Defense Minister with Intense Workout – US Medical Personnel to the Rescue

This is what happens when you have an actual recent combat vet in charge of the Pentagon.

Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi is visiting the United States this week, literally going from sea to shining sea: in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Monday, where he delivered a speech at the Honolulu Defense Forum, to Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

“At my meeting with Secretary [Pete] Hegseth, I look forward to holding discussions to quickly move our initiatives forward to further strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. Alliance, building on the personal trust that has been developed between us,” he said during a Jan. 9 media briefing.

“Through this visit, I want to convey a message, both domestically and internationally, that the Japan-U.S. Alliance is