Obama Visit to Japan to Set Tone for Four-Nation Asia Tour
April 23, 2014
TOKYO – US President Barack Obama says the United States will oppose any attempt to undermine Japan’s administration of disputed islands in the East China Sea, as he arrived in Tokyo for the start of his Asian tour.
Obama met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside the Sukiyabashi Jiro restaurant in Tokyo’s Ginza area ahead of a private dinner. The leaders, both in suits without ties, shook hands and went inside the restaurant, owned by sushi master Jiro Ono.