Takeaways: Bidens host state dinner for Japanese PM Kishida and wife

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With glass and silk butterflies adding to the decor and blistered shishito pepper butter slathered on the rib-eye steak, President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife to a gala state dinner at the White House on Wednesday. State dinners are often viewed as a glamorous tool in the arsenal of diplomacy, where the charm offensive is unleashed on allies --and even adversaries -- with whom greater partnership is desired. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife Yuko Kishida to...