Updated: April 11, 2024 at 9:59 AM
President Joe Biden hosts state dinner for Japanese PM Fumio Kishida (41 images)
By Wade Sheridan
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state dinner at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. The event was spring-themed and highlighted the deepening relationship between the United States and Japan.
U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and first lady Jill Biden (R) greet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Yuko Kishida of Japan as they arrive for a state dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI
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"We are the same, Japan and the United States," Joe Biden said. "We may be divided by distance, but generations after generations, we have been brought together by the same hopes, the same values, the same commitment to democracy and freedom and to dignity for all." Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI
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