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Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, the commander of U.S. troops in Japan, center, inspects the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC3) surface-to-air guided missile unit deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 6. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Kenji Fujimoto, the former personal chef of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, is reunited with Kim's son and successor Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on July 22. (Provided by Kenji Fujimoto)
The commander of U.S. troops in Japan said on Dec. 6 that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is "very dangerous."