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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from left) meets with Japanese Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga (right) in the Pentagon on May 3, 2006. Rumsfeld, Nukaga and their senior advisors are discussing defense issues of mutual interest. From left to right: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless, Rumsfeld, interpreter, Director of the Japanese Defense Agency Defense Operations Division Atsuo Suzuki, Director of the Japanese Defense Agency Budget and Accounting Division Daikichi Momma, Embassy of Japan Deputy Chief of Mission Akitaka Saiki; interpreter, Nukaga.

Secretary Rumsfeld meets with Japanese Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from left) meets with Japanese Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga (right) in the Pentagon on May 3, 2006. Rumsfeld, Nukaga and their senior advisors are discussing defense issues of mutual interest. From left to right: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Affairs Richard Lawless, Rumsfeld, interpreter, Director of the Japanese Defense Agency Defense Operations Division Atsuo Suzuki, Director of the Japanese Defense Agency Budget and Accounting Division Daikichi Momma, Embassy of Japan Deputy Chief of Mission Akitaka Saiki; interpreter, Nukaga.

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