Secretary of Defense Ash Carter walks to the United

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter walks to the United States Ambassador's Residence for a formal breakfast with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy in Tokyo, April 9, 2015. Carter is making the first U.S. Defense Secretary visit to Japan since the snap elections in late December that saw the re-election of the Liberal Democratic Party. Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the future force and the rebalance to the Pacific. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt/Released)