Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan thanked the United States on Saturday for supporting Tokyo in a series of recent disputes with Russia and China.
During a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, he reiterated the importance of the U.S. presence in the Asia Pacific region.
"We have agreed on the need to develop [bilateral] cooperation. I thanked [Obama] for the constant support that the United States has provided us at a time when Japan has run into problems in its relations with China and Russia." Kan said.
Obama invited Kan to visit the United States in spring 2011.
TOKYO, November 13 (RIA Novosti)
