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Japan's Abe Arrives in the United States

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe landed at Joint Base Andrews on Thursday seeking to put a strong U.S.-Japan alliance on full display in the face of potential threats from a nuclear North Korea and an assertive China when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday. Abe, who has kept his ratings high since taking office in December, also needs Obama's signoff on his economic revival recipe of big spending and hyper-easy monetary policy.
 

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