Obama In Tokyo

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  In Speech to US Congress, Japan's Shinzo Abe Faces Challenges on Trade, Wartime Past

  When Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on Wednesday, he will face two formidable challenges: convincing skeptical lawmakers about a proposed Pacific trade pact and easing concerns about his views on Tokyo's wartime past.

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  Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Makes Symbolic Visit to US World War II Memorial

  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Washington's World War II memorial today, hoping to appease criticism of his stance on his country's brutal past ahead of a landmark speech to Congress.

• Chinese President Xi Jinping Highlights Japan Militarist Past in Seoul

  Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the joint suffering of China and South Korea under Japanese militarism during a speech in Seoul Friday that came days after Tokyo announced a landmark shift in military policy.

• Chinese Ships Enter Disputed Waters: Japan Coastguard

  Three Chinese coastguard ships sailed into disputed waters in the East China Sea on Friday as Beijing maintained its defiant stance after US President Barack Obama backed Tokyo in the row.

• Chinese ships return to disputed waters after Obama's Tokyo visit

  Two Chinese coastguard ships sailed into waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said, two days after US President Barack Obama delared his support for Japan.

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  ASIMO greets U.S President Barack Obama

  "Mr. President, I am ASIMO." These were ASIMO's, Honda's bipedal humanoid robot, first words to U.S. President Barack Obama. ASIMO met the U.S President at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Known as "Miraikan") in Tokyo, Japan.

• South Korea ferry disaster may cloud Barack Obama visit

  When President Barack Obama arrives in South Korea on Friday, he will be thrust anew into the role of consoler in chief in a time of crisis, a responsibility he has become all too accustomed to in the United States.

• Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row

  US President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to step in to thwart North Korea's "dangerous" nuclear march.

• Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row

  US President Barack Obama today vowed to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to help stop North Korea from forging ahead with its "dangerous" nuclear programme.

• Barack Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row

  US President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to help stop North Korea from forging ahead with its "dangerous" nuclear programme.

• Japan PM Abe and US President Obama - what's in a name?

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have hoped to demonstrate his personal ties with President Barack Obama during the U.S. leader's state visit to Tokyo - but if how they addressed each other in public was any gauge, the effort fell a little short.

• China frees Japan ship after $28 million paid: court

  China on Thursday released a seized Japanese ship after owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines paid 2.9 billion yen ($28 million) to the Chinese side, a court said, in a dispute dating to the 1930s.

• Imperial pomp starts Barack Obama's Japan visit

  Barack Obama inspected the guard at a pomp-filled ceremony with Emperor Akihito on Thursday, kicking off the formal proceedings of the first state visit to Japan by a US president in nearly two decades, at a time of nervousness in Asia.

• Dispute islands 'within scope' of US-Japan alliance: Barack Obama

  The islands at the centre of a corrosive row between Tokyo and Beijing are covered by the US-Japan defence alliance, Barack Obama told a newspaper ahead of his arrival in Tokyo on Wednesday.

• Japan minister visits controversial war shrine

  A Japanese cabinet minister visited a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Saturday, in a move that sparked rebukes from South Korea and China, both of whom view it as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.