Gates meets Hatoyama, defense chief over Futemma, Afghanistan

Gates meets Hatoyama, defense chief over Futemma, Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands ahead of their talks at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2009. They held talks as Tokyo reviews the planned U.S. forces realignment and studies alternative support plans for Afghanistan in a manner that could cause friction with Washington. (Kyodo)

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