United States president George W Bush and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepapre for the first summit talk, including countries like North Korea, the expanding global role expected high on the agenda. President Bush welcomed Abe on Thursday at the white house, where baseball and golf came up in their dinnerThe two, accompanied by their wives and a handful of close aides, held dinner in "a family-like atmosphere" on the eve of their official summit at the Camp David presidential retreat, a Japanese government official said. The two ministers chatted about the performance of Japanese Major League baseball players, led by Matsuzaka and a picture of their grandfathers playing golf with then-president Dwight Eisenhower, the official said, adding that the two men will get down to business at the Camp David presidential retreat Friday morning. During the meeting with US lawmakers, Abe said he hoped to build on a strategic relationship that grew under Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, one of Bush's closest allies, a personal friend, and a staunch backer of the Iraq war.
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