Japanese PM to visit US on April 30

US President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Washington on April 30, for their first meeting since North Koreas rocket launch, the White House said Tuesday.Obama wants to address a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues, including the US-Japan Security Alliance, economic and trade issues, and deepening bilateral cooperation, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.The two leaders will also discuss regional and global security concerns, Carney said in a statement -- with North Koreas rocket launch likely high on that agenda. The April 30 meeting will be the second one-on-one talks between the two leaders, and the first at the White House. Noda took office in August 2011.The last meeting took place in September last year on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, in which both were taking part.North Korea claimed its rocket launch last week was to put a satellite into orbit as part of celebrations to mark the centennial of the birth of the countrys founder Kim Il-Sung, as his young grandson Kim Jong-Un takes the reins of power.The United States and its allies, however, said it was a disguised long-range ballistic missile test banned under UN resolutions. The test ended in failure, with the rocket disintegrating in mid-air soon after blast-off and plunging into the sea in a major embarrassment for the reclusive state.The United States and Japan are party to long-stalled negotiations on ending Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, along with China, Russia, and the two Koreas.Carney said after the launch that Washington remains vigilant in the face of North Korean provocations, and is fully committed to the security of our allies in the region. The United States also confirmed it would not go forward with an already suspended deal to send food aid to North Korea.