Japan senior defense official leaves for Beijing

Japan senior defense official leaves for Beijing

NARITA, Japan - Hideshi Tokuchi, director general of the Defense Ministry's policy bureau, is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on April 25, 2013, before his departure for Beijing to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart. The talks, although yet to be fixed, would be aimed at avoiding a possible accidental clash between the two countries over a group of small islands in the East China Sea.

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