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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (right) meets with visiting Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 9, 1997. The two men met to discuss a variety of security issues facing the two nations including the current famine in North Korea and its potential effect on regional stability.

Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto meets with Secretary of Defense Cohen.

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (right) meets with visiting Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 9, 1997. The two men met to discuss a variety of security issues facing the two nations including the current famine in North Korea and its potential effect on regional stability.

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