1 of 10 | President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2015. Prime Minister Abe is in the Nation's Capital to discuss a range of economic, security, and global issues, including progress on the Trans Pacific Partnership, Japan's expanding role in the Alliance, and climate change. Pool Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI |
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The prime minister will receive a welcoming ceremony early on Tuesday and a state dinner in the evening. Part of the reason he is visiting Washington is to discuss a trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is a deal between the United States, Japan and several other major countries.