Secretary Gates listens to a reporter's question during a press briefing. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a reporter's question during a press briefing with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 21, 2009. Gates is in Japan to discuss defense issues as the first cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the new Japanese Democratic Party government since it took office last month. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.02 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 541026-A-KCJ69-121.jpg Photo Gallery