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Japan, S. Korea senior defense officials meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Hideshi Tokuchi (L), vice minister for international affairs at the Japanese Defense Ministry, confers with South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung Joo (R) during the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Oct. 29, 2014.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea agree to deter N. Korea from provocation

WASHINGTON, the United States - Hideshi Tokuchi, head of the Japanese Defense Ministry's Defense Policy Bureau, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 18, 2014, after the end of the two-day meeting of senior working-level defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea. They agreed to work together to deter North Korea from taking further provocative actions.

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Japan senior defense official arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hideshi Tokuchi (C), director general of the Japanese Defense Ministry's policy bureau, arrives in Beijing at night on April 25, 2013, 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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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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Senior Japanese, S. Korean defense officials meet for high-level talks

Hideshi Tokuchi (L), Japan's vice minister of defense for international affairs, and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung Joo shake hands before their talks in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2015. Tokuchi visited South Korea to attend the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2015 hosted by the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea hold high-level defense talks

Hideshi Tokuchi (L), Japan's vice minister of defense for international affairs, and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung Joo hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2015. Tokuchi visited South Korea to attend the Seoul Defense Dialogue 2015 hosted by the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior Japanese, ASEAN defense officials meet in Sapporo, north Japan

Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Hideshi Tokuchi delivers an opening speech at the seventh meeting of senior defense officials from the country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea senior defense officials meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Hideshi Tokuchi (L), vice minister for international affairs at the Japanese Defense Ministry, confers with South Korean Vice Defense Minister Baek Seung Joo (R) during the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Oct. 29, 2014. (Kyodo)