Japan science minister, NASA chief hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hakubun Shimomura (L), Japanese minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2014. Bolden asked for Japan's cooperation in extending the use of the International Space Station and Shimomura expressed his ministry's intention to cooperate.

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