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 President's Trip to Japan

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush wave from Air Force One Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, after arriving at Osaka International Airport in Osaka, Japan. As President Bush looks on, Mrs. Laura Bush shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ryozo Kato and his wife, Hanayo, as the couple greeted the President and First Lady upon their arrival Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, to Osaka International Airport. Japanese military honor guards stand at attention at the Guest House in Kyoto, Japan Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, where President and Mrs. Bush spent the night before attending the U.S.-Japan summit. The Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple is reflected in the pool as the sun rises over Kyoto, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. President and Mrs. Bush are greeted by the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest at the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, and Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, at the doors of the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto.
President George W. Bush and Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi join the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto, as they walk past the press during a cultural visit to the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. President George W. Bush and Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi join the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush, Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, pause during a cultural visit to the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto. President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush, Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Reverend Raitei Arima, Chief Priest of the Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple, share a light moment during a cultural visit to the temple Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, shake hands, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, upon meeting at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan.
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, shake hands Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, prior to their meeting at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan. Mrs. Laura Bush accepts a cup of tea from a student in the Tea Ceremony Classroom at Doshisha Girls Junior High School and Senior High School during her visit Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, to Kyoto, Japan. With Mrs. Bush are Susanne Schieffer, wife of U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer, and Mrs. Hanayo Kato, wife of Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato. President George W. Bush delivers remarks Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, at the Kyoto Kaikan in Kyoto. The Japan stop marked the first in Asia, where the President will also attend the APEC conference in Korea and visit Mongolia before returning to Washington. President George W. Bush speaks at the Kyoto Kaikan Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in Kyoto. The President told the audience, “The relationship between our countries is much bigger than the friendship between a president and a prime minister. It is an equal partnership based on common values, common interests, and a common commitment to freedom. Air Force One sits on the tarmac at Osaka International Airport Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, as a military aide salutes the arrival of the President and Mrs. Bush.
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