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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed to Tokyo by Japanese Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Joint Staff Office, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Oct. 23, 2009. Mullen is wrapping up a five-day Asia trip visiting counterparts in Tokyo and Korea.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed to Tokyo by Japanese Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Joint Staff Office, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Oct. 23, 2009. Mullen is wrapping up a five-day Asia trip visiting counterparts in Tokyo and Korea.

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