President Barack Obama exits Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Nov. 12.
China's help remains crucial in efforts to get its neighbor North Korea to stop its nuclear bomb-making.
Obama closes his trip with a visit to South Korea as his administration prepares to send an envoy to Pyongyang for rare direct talks. But the outlook wasn't helped by a naval clash Tuesday in crab-fishing grounds off the Korean Peninsula's western coast.
Pondering this difficult Asian landscape, Obama told NHK he considers himself a child of the Pacific Rim—a native of Hawaii with "fond memories" of visiting Tokyo on the way to Indonesia, where he also lived.
He also closed his interview with a formal thank-you to Japan for the most valuable player at this year's World Series, Hideki Matsui, the one-time Yomiuri Giants star who had three home runs and eight RBIs in the series. Matsui "had an outstanding series," Obama enthused.
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