The U.S.–Japan Caucus is a bipartisan congressional member organization within the United States Congress made up of over 100 members of the

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who work to strengthen and maintain U.S.–Japanese relations.

Mission and purpose

According to the caucus's website, its goal is to "...facilitate bilateral collaboration on matters of common interest between our two countries, including trade, foreign direct investment, regional stability, military cooperation, energy, technological development, and the environment. The caucus collaborates with other entities and stakeholders that share this same objective."

History

In January 2014, Congressmen

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(D-TX) and

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(R-CA) began inviting members of Congress from both parties to join a Congressional Member Organization based on the improvement of U.S.–Japanese relations. The formation of the caucus was officially announced on March 24, 2014, during a live press conference. During the conference, Rep. Castro gave the following statement on behalf of the caucus: In January 2015, after Rep. Devin Nunes became the Chairman of the

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, he stepped down from his role within the caucus as its Republican Co-Chair. Nunes was replaced by then Rep.

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(LA-3). On March 23, 2016, Boustany stepped down as co-chair of the caucus. He was replaced by Rep. David Reichart (WA-8). Reichart, to date, is the current Republican Co-Chair.

Membership

As of the 118th Congress, the U.S.–Japan Caucus has 69 members. Below the leadership caucus members are listed alphabetically.

Current members

* Rep.

(TX-20)- co-chair * Rep.

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(NE-3)- co-chair * Rep.

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(NV-2) * Rep.

Andy Barr Garland Hale "Andy" Barr IV (born July 24, 1973) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the adm ...

(KY-6) * Rep.

Ami Bera Amerish Babulal "Ami" Bera ( ; born March 2, 1965) is an American physician and politician who has been serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and repr ...

(CA-7) * Rep.

Jack Bergman John Warren Bergman (born February 2, 1947) is an American politician and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Re ...

(MI-1) * Rep.

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(VA-8) * Rep.

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(GA-2) * Rep.

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(OR-3) * Rep.

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(CA-24) * Rep.

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(GA-1) * Rep.

Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019, which covers the urban core o ...

(HI-1) * Rep.

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(TN-9) * Rep.

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(VA-11) * Rep.

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar ( ; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Ant ...

(TX-28) * Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-1) * Rep.

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(TN-4) * Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-3) * Rep.

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(MN-6) * Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3) * Rep.

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(TN-3) * Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) * Rep.

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(FL-21) * Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-8) * Rep.

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(AZ-3) * Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) * Rep.

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(AZ-4) * Rep.

Kay Granger Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...

(TX-12) * Rep.

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(TX-9) * Rep.

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(KY-2) * Rep. J. French Hill (AR-2) * Rep.

Jim Himes James Andrew Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2009. Himes is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Pa ...

(CT-4) * Rep.

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(NY-8) * Rep.

Hank Johnson Henry Calvin Johnson Jr. (born October 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, inclu ...

(GA-4) * Rep.

Jim Jordan James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. ...

(OH-4) * Rep.

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(MA-9) * Rep.

Derek Kilmer Derek Christian Kilmer (born January 1, 1974) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party ...

(WA-6) * Rep.

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(CA-1) * Rep.

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(CO-5) * Rep.

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(WA-2) * Rep.

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(CA-33) * Rep.

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(GA-11) * Rep.

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(NY-5) * Rep. Carol Miller (WV-3) * Rep.

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(MI-4) * Rep.

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(MA-6) * Rep.

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(MA-1) * Rep.

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(WA-4) * Rep.

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(DC-At large) * Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) * Rep.

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(Il-5) * Rep.

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(MD-8) * Rep.

Dutch Ruppersberger Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III ( ; born January 31, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as an assistant state attorney o ...

(MD-2) * Rep.

Gregorio Sablan Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan ( ; born January 19, 1955) is an American politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008, Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the ...

(NMI-At large) * Rep.

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(AZ-6) * Rep.

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(GA-13) * Rep.

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(ID-2) * Rep.

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(WA-9) * Rep. Jason Smith (MO-8) * Rep.

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(FL-9) * Rep. Chris Stewart (UT-2) * Rep.

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(CA-41) * Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-4) * Rep.

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(NV-1) * Rep.

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(TX-33) * Rep.

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(TX-14) * Rep.

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(AK-4)

Former members

* Rep.

Jackie Speier Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving in Congress from 2008 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Speier represented much of the terr ...

(CA-14) -retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

Kathleen Rice Kathleen Maura Rice (born February 15, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before servi ...

(NY-4) -retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

Steven Palazzo Steven McCarty Palazzo ( ; born February 21, 1970) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. The district included Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Laurel and Hattiesburg. Pal ...

(MS-4) - lost renomination in 2022 * Rep.

Ed Perlmutter Edwin George Perlmutter (born May 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district was located in the northern and western suburbs of the De ...

(CO-7) -retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep. Billy Long (MO-7) - retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

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(MI-14) - retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

Ron Kind Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Cross ...

(WI-3) - retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

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(TX-30) -retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson ...

(TN-5) - retired at end of 117th Congress due to redistricting * Rep.

Charlie Crist Charles Joseph Crist Jr. ( ; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. represen ...

(FL-13) - retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-4) - retired at end of 117th Congress * Rep.

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(WY-At large)- announced she would not seek re-election in 2016 * Rep.

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(VA-4)- defeated in the 2016 Republican primary * Rep.

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(NE-2)- defeated in the 2016 general election * Rep.

(LA-3)- gave up his seat to unsuccessfully run in the

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* Rep.

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(CA-44)- retired from Congress in 2016 to successfully run for the

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* Rep. Richard L. Hanna (NY-22)- announced he would not seek re-election in 2016 * Sen.

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(D-MD)- retired from Congress in 2016 to successfully run for Maryland's open Senate seat * Rep.

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(NJ-9) - died in 2024 * Sen.

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(R-IN)- retired from Congress in 2016 to successfully run for Indiana's open Senate seat * Rep.

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(MT-At large)- nominated by

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to be the 52nd

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in 2017 * Rep.

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(PA-15)- resigned from Congress in May 2018 * Rep.

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(TN-6)- retired from Congress in 2018 to run unsuccessfully for

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*Rep.

Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is an American-Guamanian politician who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2019. She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam' ...

(Guam-At large) - defeated in the 2018 Democratic primary. *Rep.

Mike Capuano Michael Everett Capuano ( ; born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as ...

(MA-7)- defeated in the 2018 Democratic primary *Rep.

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(FL-26)- defeated in 2018 general election *Rep.

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(CA-10)- defeated in 2018 general election *Rep. Jimmy Duncan (politician) (TN-2)- retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep.

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(TX-29)- retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep.

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(MS-3)-retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep. Tom MacArthur (NJ-3)- defeated in the 2018 general election *Rep.

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(CO-2)- retired from Congress in 2018 to successfully run for Governor in Colorado *Rep. Robert Pittenger (NC-9)- defeated in the 2018 Republican primary *Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-17)- retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep.

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(FL-15)- retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep.

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(MA-3)- retired from Congress in 2018 *Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-3)- defeated in 2018 general election *Rep.

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(HI-2) - retired from Congress in 2020 to unsuccessfully run for in the Democratic primary for the

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*Rep. Ralph Abraham (LA-5)- announced he would not seek re-election in 2020 *Rep.

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(NC-11)- resigned from Congress to become White House chief of staff *Rep.

Eliot Engel Eliot Lance Engel (; born February 18, 1947) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and ...

(NY-16)- defeated in the 2020 Democratic primary *Rep.

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(WA-10)- retired from Congress in 2020 to run successfully for Lieutenant Governor in Washington State *Rep.

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(NC-2)- retired from Congress in 2020 due to court-ordered redistricting * Rep. Joe Kennedy (MA-4)- retired from Congress in 2020 to unsuccessfully challenge incumbent

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in the Democratic Primary for Senate in Massachusetts * Rep. Doug Collins (GA-9)- retired from Congress in 2020 to unsuccessfully run in the United States Senate special election in Georgia * Rep.

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(TX-24)- retired from Congress in 2020 * Rep.

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(WI-5)- retired from Congress in 2020 * Rep.

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(IN-1)- retired from Congress in 2020 * Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53)- retired from Congress in 2020 * Rep.

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(FL-20)- died in April 2021 * Rep.

(CA-22)- resigned January 2022 to become Chief Executive Officer of the

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Political activity

Since the founding of the caucus, it and its members have repeatedly voiced their opinions on various issues surrounding Japanese foreign relations, as well as worked to pass legislation that would benefit U.S.–Japanese relations.

Visit to Japan

From August 23 to August 28, 2015, Rep. Joaquin Castro, then Co-Chair of the U.S.–Japan Caucus, visited Japan for five days as an official representative of the United States and the U.S.–Japan Caucus. While there, he met with various officials within the Japanese Government, including,

Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe (21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. ...

(The Prime Minister of Japan),

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(the then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan),

Yoichi Miyazawa is a Japanese politician who serves as Chairman of the Tax Research Commission in the Liberal Democratic Party since 2021 and from 2015 to 2019. He also served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2015. He has served as a mem ...

(Then Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry), as well as the members of the Japanese-US Parliamentary Friendship League (the Japanese counterpart of the U.S.–Japan Caucus).

Japanese comfort women

On January 12, 2016, the U.S.–Japan Caucus came out in support of a historic agreement between

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

surrounding the controversial issue of Japanese

comfort women Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in occupied countries and territories before and during World War II. The term ''comfort women'' is a translation of the Japanese , a euphemism ...

. The caucus released the following statement:

November 2017 North Korean missile test

On November 28, 2017,

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

launched a

Hwasong-15 The Hwasong-15 () is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It had its maiden flight on 28 November 2017, around 3 a.m. local time. It is the first ballistic missile developed by North Korea that is theoretically capabl ...

ballistic missile into the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it ...

, which landed near Japan's

Exclusive Economic Zone An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine natural resource, reso ...

. In response, the U.S.–Japan Caucus, consisting of members from both political parties, issued the following statement:

References

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