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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Director General of the Japan Defense Agency Fukushiro Nukaga (center) waits as his interpreter (left) translates his remarks during a welcoming ceremony hosted by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) at the Pentagon on Sept. 21, 1998.

Director General Nukaga makes his remarks at a ceremony hosted by Secretary Cohen.

Director General of the Japan Defense Agency Fukushiro Nukaga (center) waits as his interpreter (left) translates his remarks during a welcoming ceremony hosted by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (right) at the Pentagon on Sept. 21, 1998.

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