President Obama in Japan

President Barack Obama waves upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets a welcome party upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama, left, is greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama is welcomed by Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Kantei, the latter's official residence, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama smile before the start of their bilateral meeting at Kantei, the latter's official residence, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama, second left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, fifth right, along with members of their staff participate in their bilateral meeting at Kantei, Hatoyama's official residence, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama, third left, listens during his bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Kantei, the prime minister's official residence, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hold a joint news conference at Kantei, the official residence of the Japanese prime minister, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, not pictured, at Kantei, the official residence of the Japanese prime minister, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

Obama in Japan — AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, listens to President Barack Obama speak during their joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama pauses during his joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama finish a joint news conference at Kantei, the official residence of the Japanese prime minister, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

President Obama bows as he is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, upon his arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.

President Obama delivers a speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. He said the U.S. looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region, and touched on his personal relationship with Asia through his childhood experience in Indonesia and Japan after he was born in Hawaii. He said the Pacific Rim has helped shape his view of the world.

Mr. Obama said in the speech that he welcomes a robust China on the world scene, but he cautioned that all nations must respect human rights, including religious freedoms.

Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was taken to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, listen to President Obama's speech at Suntory Hall. Yokota and other relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea praised the president's speech as delivering a strong, clear message toward settling the issue.

Security personnel stand guard as Air Force One pulls out of a tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. President Obama left Japan for Singapore to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.