Photostream : Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard during a bilateral meeting preceding a Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels October 4, 2010. European and Asian leaders will try to narrow differences over representation on the IMF at talks intended to break down barriers between countries representing more than half the world’s population.  (Getty Images)

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard during a bilateral meeting preceding a Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels October 4, 2010. European and Asian leaders will try to narrow differences over representation on the IMF at talks intended to break down barriers between countries representing more than half the world’s population. (Getty Images)

Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard during a bilateral meeting preceding a Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels October 4, 2010. European and Asian leaders will try to narrow differences over representation on the IMF at talks intended to break down barriers between countries representing more than half the world’s population.  (Getty Images)

Photostream : Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan meets U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Robert F. Willard

U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Robert F. Willard, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.  (Getty Images)

U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Robert F. Willard, left, speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan gestures at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.  (Getty Images)

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, right, speaks to U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Robert F. Willard at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. (Getty Images)