US Defense Secretary targets Asia for first trip

The newly-confirmed US Secretary of Defense will visit Asia for his
first foreign trip.

The Pentagon announced James Mattis will travel to South Korea and
Japan next week.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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But our US correspondent Nick Harper says the trip to Japan may
involve some awkwardness.

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