据法新社报道，美国国务卿希拉里16日抵达日本展开访问。对于与日本领导人和民众的谈话，她说：“我们将寻找真正解决全球问题的合作方式，而不仅仅是我们彼此之间的问题。”她还说，“美国与日本的双边关系是我们全球努力的基石”，并称华盛顿和东京必须共同努力应对全球金融危机。

　　U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Monday in Tokyo on an inaugural overseas trip.

　　"I have come to Asia as my first trip as secretary of state to convey that America's relationships across the Pacific are indispensable to addressing the challenges and seizing the opportunities of the 21st century," Clinton told reporters shortly after her arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

　　"By strengthening our historic Asia alliances, starting right here in Japan, we can begin to build networks around the world to solve problems that none of us can solve alone," she said.

　　"The U.S.-Japanese alliance is vitally important to both of our countries, to the Asia-Pacific region, and to the world," she added.

　　During her three-day visit to Japan, Clinton will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on various issues such as the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance and the ongoing economic crisis as well as issues concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Middle East.