Biden to welcome Kishida and Japan’s historic military reforms at White House


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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a working breakfast at the U.S. Naval Observatory, the vice president's residence, in Washington on Jan. 13.KEVIN LAMARQUE/Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday and is expected to hail what Washington sees as historic plans by Tokyo for a major military buildup in the face of shared concerns about China. Kishida met Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of his meeting with Biden. Harris said the U.S.-Japan relationship is “ironclad” and that the two sides would sign an agreement...