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IN THE FACE OF RISING TENSIONS WITH CHINA, JAPAN'S DEFENSE CHIEF VISITS US CARRIER STRIKE GROUP
• http://nextnewsnetwork.comSputnik news reports As tensions simmer with Beijing, and in a show of the close relations between Washington and Tokyo, Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited a US naval base on Tuesday and boarded the USS Ronald Reagan.