A Review of U.S. - Japan Relations HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Thursday, September 29, 2005 Time: 2:30 PM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Murkowski     Witnesses:     Panel 1 The Honorable Christopher R. Hill    Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs    Department of State    Washington, DC The Honorable Richard P. Lawless    Deputy Under Secretary for Asia-Pacific Affairs    Department of Defense    Washington, DC    Panel 2 Ms. Amelia Porges    Counsel    Sidley, Austin Brown & Wood LLP    Washington, DC Mr. Stephen P. MacMillan    President and Chief Executive Officer    Stryker Corporation    Kalamazoo, MI Dr. Gerald Curtis    Department of Political Science    Columbia University    New York, NY   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.