U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.

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  1. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young participate in a joint news conference at South Korea's defense ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington's full military might, including its nuclear capabilities.
  2. Protesters holding portraits of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young shout a slogan during a rally against the Security Consultative Meeting, or SCM, between the U.S. and South Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  3. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defense Ministry in Seoul October 22, 2009. Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to his country's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
  4. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting or SCM at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  5. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, arrives to sign the guest book before meeting South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens looks on at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing" than before.
  6. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.
  7. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.
  8. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, is seen with Adm. Robert Willard, center, the new head of the U.S. Pacific Command, and Adm. Michael Mullen, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at Pacific Command headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. A fighter pilot who made a cameo appearance as a Tom Cruise foe in "Top Gun" has taken over as the top U.S. military commander in Asia and the Pacific. Willard assumed control of the U.S. Pacific Command in a ceremony presided over by Defense Secretary Gates, who stopped in Hawaii en route to meetings in Japan and South Korea.
  9. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada attends a Diet session in Tokyo on October 26, 2009. Japan's Emperor Akihito should be able to speak his mind rather than read from a bureaucrat's prepared script when he next opens parliament, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada suggested on October 23. The 75-year-old opens sessions of the Diet legislature, but his prepared messages have been almost identical every time, Okada told reporters later, acknowledging that Akihito under the constitution must steer clear of politics.
  10. China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada before their meeting in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang will be in Japan until this Sunday.
  11. China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada before their meeting in Tokyo November 19, 2009. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang will be in Japan until this Sunday.
  12. US Ambassador John Roos (R), accompanied by Wallace C. Gregson (L), US Assistant Secretary of Defence, arrives at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on November 17, 2009 for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa. Japanese and US high-level officials kicked off talks in a bid to resolve a tense disagreement over the US base realignment in Japan.
  13. US Ambassador John Roos (R) arrives at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on November 17, 2009 for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa. Japanese and US high-level officials kicked off talks in a bid to resolve a tense disagreement over the US base realignment in Japan.
  14. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks at a press conference at the foreign ministry in Tokyo on November 17, 2009. Japanese and US high-level officials kicked off talks in a bid to resolve a tense disagreement over the US base realignment in Japan. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa met with US Ambassador John Roos and Wallace C. Gregson, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for the talks.
  15. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks at a press conference at the foreign ministry in Tokyo on November 17, 2009. Japanese and US high-level officials kicked off talks in a bid to resolve a tense disagreement over the US base realignment in Japan. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa met with US Ambassador John Roos and Wallace C. Gregson, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for the talks.
  16. US President Barack Obama (L) is seen off by Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (2nd L) as the US leader prepares to step onto Air Force One to depart from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Novemver 14, 2009. Obama will make a surprise early appearance at the APEC summit dinner in Singapore, after bringing forward his departure from Japan, a US official said.

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