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Defense Secretary Ash Carter at Japan Ministry of Defense, Dec 7, 2016

AFN Pacific
Dec. 7, 2016 | 0:50

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Japan's Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, as part of his final overseas tour as Secretary of Defense.