TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) tells top officers of the Self-Defense Forces to prepare for deployment to waters off Somalia to protect Japanese and Japan-linked tankers and other commercial ships from pirates in a meeting at the Defense Ministry on Jan. 28. (Kyodo)

• Contributor: Newscom / Alamy Stock Photo
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• Dimensions: 1889 x 1097 px | 32 x 18.6 cm | 12.6 x 7.3 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 28 January 2009
• Photographer: BJ Warnick

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