Outgoing Defense Minister Ichikawa

Outgoing Defense Minister Ichikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa heads for a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has decided to replace Ichikawa with Naoki Tanaka, a ruling Democratic Party of Japan member in the House of Councillors, later in the day.

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