Japan's National Defense Academy graduation ceremony
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada gives instructions to graduates at National Defense Academy during the graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan on March 22, 2009. (UPI photo/Keizo Mori)
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