Japan PM Suga arranging 3-day trip to Washington from April 8 Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is arranging to depart on April 8 for a three-day trip to Washington and expected to become the first foreign leader to meet in person with U.S. President Joe Biden, government sources said Monday. The leaders are set to discuss efforts to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's growing economic and military influence in the region, as well as global issues including the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pictured before a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 15, 2021, wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)