TOKYO—Shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Joe Biden’s defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tokyo on March 15 for meetings meant to reaffirm America’s commitment to the region and to the two nations’ alliance following former President Donald Trump’s more confrontational approach. The two secretaries will hold so-called “two plus two” diplomatic and security talks on Tuesday with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi. “The United States is now making a big push to revitalize our ties with friends and partners—both in one-to-one relationships and in multilateral institutions—and to recommit to our shared goals, values, and responsibilities,” Blinken and Austin said in a piece published Monday in The Washington Post. The …