Shinzo Abe addresses joint session of Congress (13 images)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, flanked by by Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and House Speaker John Boehner (R), speaks to a joint session of the United State Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (bottom) shakes hands as he arrives to speak to a joint session of the United State Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands as he arrives to speak to a joint session of the United State Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Vice President Joseph Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R) as he arrives to speak to a joint session of the United State Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI