U.S. and Japan Have Agreed to Put a Second Defense System in Japan

September 17, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, and his Japanese counterpart Satoshi Morimoto shake hands following a joint news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday, Septembeyr 17, 2012. U.S. and Japan have agreed to put a second defense system in Japan aimed at protecting Japan and the U.S. homeland from the North korean threat. Panetta is on his third trip to Asia in 11 months, reflecting the Pentagon's ongoing shift to put more military focus on the Asia-Pacific. His visit to Japan also included discussions with Morimoto about the deployment of MV-22 Ospreys to the southwestern island of Okinawa, where people have protested the hybrid aircraft's planned use, saying they are unsafe. (Photo by AFLO) UUK -mis-

Stock Photo ID:

42-36609306

Date Photographed:

September 17, 2012

Model Released:

No Release

Property Released:

No Release

Photographer:

AFLO

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Credit:

License Type:

Rights Managed (RM)

Category:

News

Collection:

Corbis Wire

Max File Size:

16 MB - 2000px × 3000px • 6.00in. × 10.00in @ 300 ppi

Restrictions:

Not available for license to or for use in Japan. For multi-territory license please contact your Corbis Account Representative.
Not available for distribution, sale, or license by Corbis' international representatives.