Obama to host Japan's Abe for state visit in April: White House

U.S. President Barack Obama will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House for a state visit next month as part of Abe's eight-day visit to the United States, officials said on Monday. Abe will go to the White House on April 28 for meetings with Obama on a range of economic and security issues as well as a formal state dinner, the White House said in a statement. Obama and Abe will discuss a number of global topics, "including progress on the Trans Pacific Partnership,