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Olympics 2021: Jill Biden arrives in Tokyo, meets prime minister
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TOKYO - Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high.
She arrived in Tokyo on Thursday, and her schedule includes dinner with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife, Mariko Suga, at Akasaka Palace. She is to return to the palace Friday and be hosted by Mariko Suga.
First lady Jill Biden arrives at the Yokota Air Base on July 22, leading a U.S. delegation to the Tokyo Olympics. (Pool)
Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high.
She arrived in Tokyo on Thursday, and her schedule includes dinner with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife, Mariko Suga, at Akasaka Palace. She is to return to the palace Friday and be hosted by Mariko Suga.
The first lady has a robust agenda for roughly 48 hours on the ground in Japan’s capital.
Jill Biden Stops in Alaska on Way to Tokyo Olympics
Voice of America
22 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA - Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the coronavirus is surging and COVID-19 infections have climbed to a six-month high.
She stopped in Alaska on the way to Japan and is expected to stop in Hawaii before she returns to Washington.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Joe Biden and the first lady both felt it was important that the delegation be led at the highest level, and that Jill Biden looked forward to the long journey to help support U.S. athletes, who will be competing in some of the starkest conditions for an Olympic Games.