The president,born in Hawaii, began his eight-day trip in Japan, then visited Singapore, China and South Korea.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

Douglas MacArthur began his service in the Army by traveling to several Asian countries including Japan,and to the Philippines, then an American territory.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Admiral Nimitz of the Navy wanted to capture the small groups of Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, then seize Taiwan,and finally attack Japan itself.

VOA: special.2011.06.23

From France she went to Italy and Egypt, through South Asia to Singapore and Japan, then to San Francisco and back to New York.

VOA: special.2010.10.10

The six nations reached an agreement in September 2005, creating a framework for gradually reducing the North's arsenal, while normalizing its relations with Japan,the United States, and South Korea.Since then,however, North Korea has conducted two nuclear weapons tests.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11