"Biden Hosts Japan's Kishida for D.C. Dinner and Cultural Exchange"
TL;DR
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife for a seafood dinner at a D.C. restaurant, exchanging gifts before the meal. The official gift was a handmade table, while Biden presented Kishida with a custom framed lithograph and a signed Billy Joel LP set, and Jill Biden gifted Yuko Kishida with a framed painting and an autographed soccer ball. The couples also have an official state dinner and joint press conference scheduled for the visit.
- Biden take Japan’s Kishida out to D.C. dinner, gifts him Billy Joel lithograph The Hill
- Cherry blossoms, steak and Paul Simon: the Bidens put on a show for Japan’s PM The Guardian
- America's Best Friend in Asia Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Bidens' Japan state dinner will start with a riff on California rolls The Washington Post
- Cooper's visit with Japan's Kishida could coincide with a major NC jobs announcement WRAL News
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