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80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

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Commander of U.S. Space Force unit in Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, the commander of United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific, meets the press on Dec. 3, 2024 at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, where the new component field command will be set up, ahead of its launch on Dec. 4.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani meets U.S. Navy Adm. Paparo

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani meets U.S. Navy Adm. Paparo

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) holds talks with U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command, at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 29, 2024.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander

Photo taken on May 29, 2024, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shows U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. the Indo-Pacific Command.

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U.S. Navy Admiral Aquilino in Tokyo

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (R) meets with Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in Tokyo on April 22, 2024.

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U.S. Navy Admiral Aquilino in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 22, 2024.

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82nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack

Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks at a ceremony at a park facing Hawaii's Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 2023, commemorating the 82nd anniversary of Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base there.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2023.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2023.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander in Japan

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino (L) and Koji Yamazaki, chief of staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, shake hands at the Japanese Defense Ministry headquarters in Tokyo on March 20, 2023.

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Ex-U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Davidson

Adm. Philip Davidson, former commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2023.

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R at table) and Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (3rd from L), hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.

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Japan defense minister in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C), U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles meet at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters located on Camp H.M. Smith just outside of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Oct. 1, 2022.

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Japan defense minister in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R), U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C) and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles meet at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters located on Camp H.M. Smith just outside of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Oct. 1, 2022.

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Japan defense minister in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada speaks to reporters after attending a trilateral meeting with U.S. and Australian defense leaders at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters located on Camp H.M. Smith just outside of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Oct. 1, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Gen. Koji Yamazaki (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, holds talks with Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command, at the Japanese Defense Ministry headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C), Gen. Koji Yamazaki (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, and Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command, are pictured ahead of Hamada-Aquilino talks at the Japanese Defense Ministry headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, pose before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, pose before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2021.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Adm. Philip Davidson (front L), commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (front R) hold talks in Tokyo on April 12, 2021, wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Adm. Philip Davidson (L), commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi bump fists before their talks in Tokyo on April 12, 2021, wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan-U.S. defense talks

Combined photo shows Adm. Philip Davidson (L), commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi holding talks in Tokyo on April 12, 2021.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold a meeting at the ministry in Tokyo on June 1, 2021.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) and Adm. John Aquilino (far L), the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on June 1, 2021. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Indo-Pacific chief in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) meets Adm. John Aquilino, the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at the ministry in Tokyo on June 1, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Suga meets new U.S. Indo-Pacific chief

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 1, 2021.

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Japan PM Suga meets new U.S. Indo-Pacific chief

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) and Adm. John Aquilino, the new commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 1, 2021.

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Talks between Suga, U.S. commander

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) bumps fist with Adm. Philip Davidson, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2020.

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Talks between Suga, U.S. commander

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) bumps fist with Adm. Philip Davidson, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2020.

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Talks between Suga, U.S. commander

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) holds talks with Adm. Philip Davidson, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2020.

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Japan defense minister in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono (L) meets with Adm. Philip Davidson, who heads the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Jan. 13, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander

Photo taken on June 2, 2018 shows Adm. Phil Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Adm. Philip Davidson (L), the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, ahead of their talks in Tokyo on June 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-U.S. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Adm. Philip Davidson, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on June 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Japan talks

Adm. Philip Davidson (L), the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera ahead of talks in Tokyo on June 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo