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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, seated right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, seated center, make statements at the beginning of a meeting in Tokyo, April 26, 2013.

OPENING STATEMENTS

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, seated right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, seated center, make statements at the beginning of a meeting in Tokyo, April 26, 2013.

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