The unexpected announcement came two days before the 75th anniversary of the attack and six months after Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the memorial in Hiroshima for victims of the US atomic bombing of that city at the end of the war.
Abe, in a brief statement, said he would visit Hawaii on December 26 and 27 to pray for the war dead at Pearl Harbor and to hold a final summit meeting with Obama before his presidency ends.
The White House confirmed a meeting on December 27, saying "the two leaders' visit will showcase the power of reconciliation that has turned former adversaries into the closest of allies, united by common interests and shared values."
More than 2,300 US servicemen died in the aerial attack, which will be marked Wednesday by a remembrance ceremony on a pier overlooking the harbour. A moment of silence will be observed at 7:55 am., when the Japanese planes hit their first target.
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