Koike becomes 1st female Japanese defense minister

Koike becomes 1st female Japanese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (L) poses with Prime Minister Shizo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4.

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