Japanese, British defense ministers discuss IT exchange

Japanese, British defense ministers discuss IT exchange

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito (R) and British Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon pose for pictures outside the Defense Ministry in London on Jan. 22. The two ministers agreed to promote the use of information technology in national defense.

Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito (L) listens Dec. 27 to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine who reads a statement urging the government to put a 15-year limit on the U.S. military's use of a planned airport in Nago, Okinawa. Saito replied he will relay the request when he meets the new U.S. defense secretary hopefully in January.

U.S. Ambassador Foley shakes hands with Defense chief Saito

U.S. Ambassador Foley shakes hands with Defense chief Saito

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley (L) shakes hands with Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito at the agency headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. Foley told Saito that there will be no change in U.S. security policy under a George W. Bush administration.

Saito named Defense Agency chief

Saito named Defense Agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toshitsugu Saito, a businessman-turned-politician who was named Defense Agency chief on Dec. 5, fields questions from reporters at the prime minister's official residence following his appointment.

Recipients of Grand Cordon of Order of Rising Sun at photo session

Recipients of Grand Cordon of Order of Rising Sun at photo session

Recipients of Japan's Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun attend a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 8, 2015. They are (from L) Iwao Uruma, former chief of the National Police Agency, Tsuyoshi Takagi, former head of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, Tadamasa Kodaira, former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Tadashi Okamura, former head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare, Kosuke Hori, former home affairs minister, former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, Etsuhiko Shoyama, former president of Hitachi Ltd., Hiromasa Yonekura, former chairman of Keidanren, Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Yoshihito Karasawa, former president of the Japan Medical Association, and Toshitsugu Saito, former chief of the Defense Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

Defense chief meets Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito (L) listens Dec. 27 to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine who reads a statement urging the government to put a 15-year limit on the U.S. military's use of a planned airport in Nago, Okinawa. Saito replied he will relay the request when he meets the new U.S. defense secretary hopefully in January.

U.S. Ambassador Foley shakes hands with Defense chief Saito

U.S. Ambassador Foley shakes hands with Defense chief Saito

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley (L) shakes hands with Defense Agency Director General Toshitsugu Saito at the agency headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14. Foley told Saito that there will be no change in U.S. security policy under a George W. Bush administration.

Saito named Defense Agency chief

Saito named Defense Agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toshitsugu Saito, a businessman-turned-politician who was named Defense Agency chief on Dec. 5, fields questions from reporters at the prime minister's official residence following his appointment.