Obama hosts state dinner for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe (33 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) participate in a toast with sake during a state dinner at the East Room of the White House April 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Japanese Prime Minister and his wife are on an official visit to Washington. Pool photo by Alex Wong/UPI

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk out to the North Portico of the White House to await the arrival of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe for a State Dinner, April 28, 2015, in Washington, DC. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk out to the North Portico of the White House to await the arrival of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe for a State Dinner, April 28, 2015, in Washington, DC. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) embraces Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd,R) as Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome them for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House, April 28, 2015, in Washington, DC. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI