The Brave Day Sinks
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Osan Air Base in Seoul en route back to Washington, DC, after an eight-day four-nation journey to Asia.
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Rally
The President speaks to troops at Osan Air Base, south of Seoul.
Lit Up
President Obama greets a soldier at Osan Air Base.
Not Pulling Punches
The President displays his skills in the Korean martial art of taekwondo at the presidential office in Seoul. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak gave him a taekwondo uniform and black belt as a gift during his visit to the office for summit talks.
The Walk and Talk
President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak walk through a field with aides at the Blue House.
Final Stop
The President arrives in South Korea for the start of a two day visit.
Meet and Greet
Obama is greeted by airmen at a U.S. Military Airbase in Osan, South Korea.
Historical
On his last day in China, the President toured the Great Wall in Badaling.
Formalities
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao review troops at a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China.
Sightseeing
The President visits the Forbidden City.
Autograph
Obama signs a guest book in the Forbidden City.
Dinner
Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao admire a table decoration in the shape of a peacock as they arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People.
Face Time
President Obama takes questions during a town hall-style meeting with Chinese students at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai. The carefully-vetted questions, and Obama's respectful answers, made for a largely uncontroversial occasion.
Openness
At the town hall, Obama did gently press one issue: the need to increase Internet freedom in China. "I should be honest," Obama said, "there are times where I wish information didn't flow so freely because then I wouldn't have to listen to people criticizing me all the time," but "I actually think that that makes our democracy stronger and it makes me a better leader because it forces me to hear opinions that I don't want to hear."
Souvenir
Folk artist Kang Yongguo carves a portrait of President Obama on an eggshell in Shenyang, Liaoning province.
Stormy Weather
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gets ready to board Air Force One at Pudong International Airport as she leaves Shanghai on her way to Beijing.
Banquet
President Obama joined the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, whose nations represent more than half of the world's economic output, at The Presidential Palace in Singapore.
Next Stop China
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One in Singapore enroute to Shanghai.
All Smiles
President Obama arrives for a bi-lateral meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at The Istana.
Bi-lateral
The President speaks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Linked In
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, Myanmar's Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, President Obama, and Thailand's Prime Minister Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva shake hands during the group photograph at the ASEAN-US leaders meeting in Singapore.
Icons
A shop in Shanghai sells Obama merchandise in celebration of the President's visit to China.
Dressed to Impress
President Barack Obama, center, stands with other APEC leaders for a group photograph following their evening dinner in Singapore.
Specials for the Occasion
A worker at the Billy Bombers cafe stands a cut out of the President outside the entrance in Singapore.
Acquainted with the Night
President Barack Obama waves upon landing Air Force One at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore.
Repair Work
First on the agenda: patching up relations with Japan, America's most important Asian ally. Ties have been strained by Japan's desire to see the U.S. Marine base in Okinawa removed. On the first day of the trip, Obama appeared with the new Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama.
Getting Comfortable
It is Prime Minister Hatoyama's desire to establish a more "equal partnership" with the U.S. Standing beside his American colleague, Hatoyama said, "We've come to call each other Barack and Yukio, and gotten quite accustomed to calling each other by our names."
Protest
As with his many of his overseas visits, the President's arrival was met by demonstrations. Among them: an environmental activist in Tokyo wearing an Obama mask made an appeal to the U.S. President to protect the environment at the upcoming climate-change summit in Copenhagen.
Tight Security
Japanese police officers stand guard in downtown Tokyo.
Caution
These officers were deployed in front of the U.S. embassy a few hours before Obama's arrival.
Up Next
Obama will move on to Singapore, China and South Korea to discuss majors issues such as climate change, the war in Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation and the economy.
Hello
U.S. President Barack Obama steps out from Air Force One at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, the first part of a tour of the Far East that will take in four countries.
Face Time with the Boss
President Barack Obama greets troops at a stopover rally at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska on his way to Asia for an 8-day trip to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.
SOURCE: TIME Magazine
