Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (L) keeps mum as he leaves the Defense Ministry on Aug. 17. The government has picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle.

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike talks to journalists at her ministry on Aug. 17 after the government picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Takemasa Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle.

Chinese military officials to visit Japan by year-end

Chinese military officials to visit Japan by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Defense Minister Kohei Masuda (L) and Chinese National Defense Minister Liang Guanglie shake hands in Beijing on March 31 as Masuda pays a courtesy call on Liang.

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike talks to journalists at her ministry on Aug. 17 after the government picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Takemasa Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle. (Kyodo)

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

Defense Ministry career official Masuda to become vice minister

TOKYO, Japan - Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya (L) keeps mum as he leaves the Defense Ministry on Aug. 17. The government has picked Defense Ministry career official Kohei Masuda to succeed Moriya as vice minister, putting an end to a 10-day commotion over the ministry's top personnel reshuffle. (Kyodo)

Chinese military officials to visit Japan by year-end

Chinese military officials to visit Japan by year-end

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Defense Minister Kohei Masuda (L) and Chinese National Defense Minister Liang Guanglie shake hands in Beijing on March 31 as Masuda pays a courtesy call on Liang. (Kyodo)