Biden, Suga Issue Joint Statement After In-person Summit Posted On (White House photos) WASHINGTON — The White House issued the following joint statement from President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on April 16. =*= “U.S.-JAPAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW ERA” President Joseph R. Biden is honored to welcome Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide for the first foreign-leader visit of his presidency. Today, the United States and Japan renew an alliance that has become a cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. An ocean separates our countries, but commitments to universal values and common principles, including freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, international law, multilateralism, and a free and fair economic order, unite us.