A group of Japanese Ministry of Defense officials poses with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors who gave them demonstrations of hand-to-hand combat at the Martial Arts Center for Excellence on Feb. 11, 2014, during the group’s tour of The Basic School. The visit was part of a two-week tour of agencies and offices of the American Department of Defense hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. - A group of Japanese Ministry of Defense officials poses with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors who gave them demonstrations of hand-to-hand combat at the Martial Arts Center for Excellence on Feb. 11, 2014, during the group’s tour of The Basic School. The visit was part of a two-week tour of agencies and offices of the American Department of Defense hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.