USA: Obama welcomes Japans Abe to White House, thanks him for emojis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised bilateral relations between the United States and Japan, calling them more robust than ever during an official ceremony marking his visit to the White House in Washington DC, Tuesday. The Japanese Prime Minister mentioned that since he took office in December 2012, his top foreign policy priority has been to revitalise the alliance between the two countries. Abe added that the two countries have been discussing issues ranging from TransPacific Partnership to