US President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Tuesday evening welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House and treated them with a seafood dinner at a city restaurant (Pics/AFP)
Updated On: 2024-04-10 03:12 PM IST
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Biden has invited the Japanese Prime Minister for a State Dinner on Wednesday as part of the efforts to strengthen ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific region
The president had last year hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State visit
The President and First Lady welcomed Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko at the White House for a guest book signing and official gift exchange
As the official gift, the President and First Lady presented a three-legged table that was handmade by a Japanese American owned company in Pennsylvania
The 17-inch table was crafted from American black walnut wood one of the most precious woods native to North America. It also included a plaque to commemorate the Official Visit
Biden gifted to the PM a custom framed lithograph and a two-volume LP set, both of which were autographed by iconic American musical artist Billy Joel. The President also gifted Kishida a vintage vinyl record collection of great American music artists in a custom leather presentation box
She also presented an autographed soccer ball that was signed by the US Women's National Soccer Team and the Japanese Women's National Football Team before the United States and Japan played in the SheBelieves Cup semifinal match in Atlanta, Georgia, last weekend
The couples then went to BlackSalt, a seafood restaurant in the Palisades neighbourhood of Northwest DC
