Top U.S. military officer meets Abe, SDF top officer, discuss N. Korea

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano (R), chief of Japan's Self-Defense Force Joint Staff, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2017, to discuss the recent increase in tensions over North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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