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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a press conference during “two-plus-two” consultations in Tokyo, Oct. 3, 2013. Hagel attended the meetings with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to discuss issues of mutual importance.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a press conference during “two-plus-two” consultations in Tokyo, Oct. 3, 2013. Hagel attended the meetings with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to discuss issues of mutual importance.

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