Miles Edelsten

(Shizuo Kambayashi/The Associated Press) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hugs one of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami survivors at a make-shift housing complex in Natori, one of the hardest tsunami stricken city, northeastern Japan.

Biden lauds Japan's resolve in tsunami zone visit

SENDAI, Japan — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the resolve of the Japanese people in their efforts to recover from the tsunami and reaffirmed the two countries' alliance as vital for regional peace and prosperity.

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