Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's long anticipated summit with U.S. President Barack Obama will take place Feb. 22, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Friday.
The main purpose of Abe's visit to Washington is to "clearly show" that Japan is strengthening ties with the U.S., Suga said.
High on the agenda will be North Korea and other Asia-Pacific security issues, he said.
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