Japan-United States of America Relations

In the afternoon of February 7 (local time, in the morning of February 8, Japan time), Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Washington D.C., visited Arlington National Cemetery.

Prime Minister Ishiba was welcomed and guided by Major General Trevor Bredenkamp, Commanding General, Military District of Washington, Ms. Renea C. Yates, Acting Superintendent, Army National Military Cemeteries, and Acting Chief of Protocol Abby Jones, Department of State. Prime Minister Ishiba laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with members of each Armed Forces forming lines and the Japanese and U.S. national anthems being performed.