Japan, U.S. defense chiefs meet in Tokyo

Japan, U.S. defense chiefs meet in Tokyo

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (far R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (far L) meet in Tokyo on April 8, 2015, to help put the final touches to revised bilateral defense cooperation guidelines set to be released by the end of the month. Updating the guidelines is a "historic effort" to make the Japan-U.S. alliance "stronger, more than ever," Nakatani said at the outset of the meeting. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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