President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet Wednesday for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, welcoming them to the White House for a meticulously planned official visit intertwining and highlighting American and Japanese cultures, including the music of Paul Simon and towering cherry blossom branches. The White House will lean into the full pomp and circumstance of a state visit as the president seeks to... Read this story