SIGNS OF SOLIDARITY: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s wife, Yuko Kishida, will likely be welcomed on the White House Monday by First Lady Jill Biden.
The private White House luncheon between the 2 wives of world leaders, and a photo-op on the White House grounds later within the afternoon, inevitably will garner more media attention than normal.
Kishida’s visit comes just days after her husband was unharmed after a suspect threw an explosive device in his direction during a campaign event Saturday in a Western port city in Japan.
After Monday’s tête-à-tête, Jill Biden and Yuko Kishida are expected to plant a cherry tree in a ceremony on the White House South Grounds as a logo of the long-standing friendship between the...
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