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Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada, left, meets with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right foreground, at the Pentagon, March 29, 2010.

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Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada, left, meets with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right foreground, at the Pentagon, March 29, 2010.

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