President Obama's Weeklong Asia Tour

Obama visits Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Malaysia.

Welcome to Asia - This week, President Obama toured four Asian countries — Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines — with hopes of strengthening U.S. economic ties in the region. Concern over China's growing power, North Korea's nuclear testing and a new trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, involving the U.S. and 11 other countries, will also be discussed. Keep reading for a closer look at Obama's trip. — Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
Welcome, Mr. President! - On Thursday, April 24, President Obama attended a welcoming ceremony at the imperial Palace in Tokyo.(Photo: AP Photo/Yuya Shino, Pool)
Security for Japan - According to officials, the president intends to convince Japan's leaders that he can deliver on the United States's economic and security pledges amid intimidation from China.  (Photo: AP Photo/Ma Ping, Pool)A Long-Standing Alliance - If Japan is attacked, the U.S. is required to come to its aid, as stipulated in a decades-old alliance that dates back to the end of World War II. (Photo: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool)

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Welcome to Asia - This week, President Obama toured four Asian countries — Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines — with hopes of strengthening U.S. economic ties in the region. Concern over China's growing power, North Korea's nuclear testing and a new trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, involving the U.S. and 11 other countries, will also be discussed. Keep reading for a closer look at Obama's trip. — Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Toru Hanai)

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