Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates trip to the Pacific Oct. 2009

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Kantei in Tokyo, Japan Oct. 21, 2009. Secretary Gates is in Japan, where he will discuss a broad range of defense issues as the first Cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the new Japanese Democratic Party government since it took office last month. DoD Photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison (RELEASED)