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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon, May 1, 2009. The defense leaders will hold bilateral security talks on a range of regional and global issues.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon, May 1, 2009. The defense leaders will hold bilateral security talks on a range of regional and global issues.

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