Obama hosts Japan's Abe, hails alliance as 'indestructible'

By Matt Spetalnick and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hailing the U.S.-Japan partnership as "indestructible," President Barack Obama on Tuesday hosted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a visit to showcase deeper defence ties and advance a Pacific trade pact as the two allies seek to counter China's growing power in the region. "Today we welcome Prime Minister Abe as we broaden our alliance for our time," Obama said as he greeted the Japanese leader on the south lawn of the White House with