190516-N-BB269-1032 TOKYO (May 16, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson meets with General Koji Yamazaki, chief of the Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff at the Japanese Ministry of Defense. CNO is visiting Japan to accept the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award during an international trip to India, Singapore and Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)