A look at the White House state dinner for Japan's prime minister in photos

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• Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From The Japanese House, Mxmtoon, Cavetown & More
• The Japanese House: ‘I wrote Matty Healy a thing about the podcast’
• 2017: Swim Against the Tide and Saw You in a Dream
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Investing in Their Future
• Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music
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Building on our long history of semiconductor cooperation, we intend to establish a joint technology agenda for cooperation on issues such as research and development, design, and workforce development. We also welcome the robust cooperation between and with our private sectors, especially in next-generation semiconductors and advanced packaging. We also plan to work together along with like-minded countries to strengthen global semiconductor supply chains, particularly for mature node (“legacy”) semiconductors through information-sharing, coordination of policies, and addressing vulnerabilities stemming from non-market policies and practices.

Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From The Japanese House, Mxmtoon, Cavetown & More

Shofuso: A Japanese house supported by Philadelphia’s Nikkei community - Nichi Bei Weekly

Shofuso: A Japanese house supported by Philadelphia’s Nikkei community.

Posted: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Recognizing the commitments made in the Atlantic Declaration and the Hiroshima Accord, and as the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions become ever more interlinked, we welcome the announcement of regular U.S.-Japan-UK trilateral exercises, beginning in 2025, as we enhance our shared and enduring security. Building on the announcement at the Australia Official Visit in October to pursue trilateral cooperation with Japan on unmanned aerial systems, we are exploring cooperative opportunities in the rapidly emerging field of collaborative combat aircraft and autonomy. We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with relevant UNSC resolutions. We strongly condemn North Korea’s continued development of its ballistic missile program—including through launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and space launch vehicles using ballistic missile technologies—which poses a grave threat to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

The Japanese House: ‘I wrote Matty Healy a thing about the podcast’

A garden displayed blooms native to both nations, including sweet peas, peonies and hydrangeas. We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better. They also discussed challenges posed by China and North Korea, with Trump praising Japan's increased defense spending. Kushner admits that he and fellow White House adviser Avi Berkowitz "tried to keep from laughing" at the key offering. "When Trump met with [Netanyahu], he whipped out his signature gift—an oversize bronze 'key to the White House' in a wooden box carved with the presidential seal," Kushner writes in the memoir. The Trump campaign shared a readout of the pair's discussion with Newsweek but did not comment on the key presented to Aso.

2017: Swim Against the Tide and Saw You in a Dream

We intend to advance widespread adoption of innovative new clean energy technologies, and seek to increase the globally available supply of sustainable aviation fuel or feedstock, including those that are ethanol-based, that show promise in reducing emissions. We are further leading the way in developing and deploying next generation clean energy technology, including fusion energy development through the announcement of a U.S.-Japan Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Fusion Energy Demonstration and Commercialization. According to an X post by the Trump campaign, Trump and Aso discussed the enduring importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to both countries' physical and economic security and to stability in the Indo-Pacific.

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Towards our shared goal of accelerating the clean energy transition, we are launching a new high-level dialogue on how we implement our respective domestic measures and maximize their synergies and impacts, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) Promotion Strategy aimed at accelerating energy transition progress this decade, promoting complementary and innovative clean energy supply chains and improving industrial competitiveness. We intend to work together towards global ambition in line with the Wind Shot, taking into consideration national circumstances, through the Clean Energy and Energy Security Initiative (CEESI) to pursue innovative breakthroughs that drive down technology costs, accelerate decarbonization, and deliver benefits for coastal communities. The United States welcomes Japan’s newly-launched industry platform, the Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA), aiming to reduce costs and achieve mass production of floating offshore wind through collaboration with academia.

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Her fourth EP, Saw You in a Dream (2017), saw her continued experimentation with different genres of electronica and rock. Bain co-produced her first full-length album Good at Falling (2019) with George Daniel and American record producer BJ Burton. Her fifth EP, The LA Sessions (2019), featured live recordings of reimagined tracks from Good at Falling and Saw You in a Dream. Trump's presidential campaign sent reporters a “readout” of his meeting with Aso — itself a mirror of how presidents summarize meetings with foreign leaders — and included the photo below. Trump never seemed to consider his occupation of the White House as transitory any more than he considered the presidency in that way.

It was a little like a musical episode of Black Mirror, a strange micro-example of these technologically dominated times we find ourselves in. At the Tiny Desk, Bain recasts four of In the End It Always Does' songs in fresh arrangements that swap out the synths while highlighting the more organic sounds of brushed drums, a violin, a spare piano and the occasional baritone sax. And, though she closes with the album's effervescent lead single "Boyhood," Bain also uses her set to center the album's softer material — particularly the lush gem "Baby Goes Again," which has no business languishing as a deep cut. It was a weird feeling to be experiencing excitement but also deep sadness, like I was losing something.

We continue to deepen our cooperation on information and cyber security to ensure that our Alliance stays ahead of growing cyber threats and builds resilience in the information and communication technology domain. We also plan on enhancing our cooperation on the protection of critical infrastructure. “I’ve never worked with another woman [Kraemer] before in music – not another queer woman – and I realised when that was happening how life-changing that was.

American Youth Symphony – 59th Annual Spring Concert

At the same time, we express our deep concern over the critical humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. We affirm the imperative of securing the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and emphasize that the deal to release hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza. We affirm the imperative of realizing an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza over a period of at least six weeks as part of a deal that would release hostages held by Hamas and allow for delivery of essential additional humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in need. We underscore the urgent need to significantly increase deliveries of life-saving humanitarian assistance throughout Gaza and the crucial need to prevent regional escalation.

Perhaps the most impressive of those perks is use of the White House, the executive mansion — a residence and office building that serves as a command center for whoever receives a majority of the electoral votes cast in the most recent election. The starring element of the decor for the dinner was the floor, covered to make it appear as if guests are walking over a koi pond with lily pads and cherry blossoms. The colors green, blue and pink were central to the theme — green to represent the growth of friendship, blue to represent stability and security and pink to represent spring's essence. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden recognized the long alliance between the United States and Japan with the rare, time-honored tradition of a state dinner that draws from the traditions of both countries. Recognizing the importance of rapidly responding to frequent and severe climate change-related and other natural disasters, we plan to explore cooperation on the establishment of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief hub in Japan. Jared Kushner, the ex-president's son-in-law and a former White House adviser, wrote in his 2022 memoir Breaking History that his father-in-law designed keys for special guests.

We also celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a first step in bilateral cooperation on quantum computing. Japan is the top foreign investor in the United States with nearly $800 billion in foreign direct investment, and Japanese companies employ nearly 1 million Americans across all 50 states.

The Japanese House at Fine Line, Minneapolis (02 Dec 2023) - Type Pad

The Japanese House at Fine Line, Minneapolis (02 Dec .

Posted: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

We welcome the announcement of Google’s $1 billion investment in digital connectivity for North Pacific Connect, which expands the Pacific Connect Initiative, with NEC, to improve digital communications infrastructure between the United States, Japan and Pacific Island Nations. On Tuesday, Trump left the Manhattan courthouse where he’s attending his criminal trial and headed uptown to Trump Tower. This was part of Trump’s increasingly explicit shadow-diplomacy efforts, his engagements with foreign leaders aimed at building relationships and positioning himself on the international stage as he seeks reelection to the presidency. We are committed to strengthening our shared role as global leaders in the development and protection of next-generation critical and emerging technologies such as AI, quantum technology, semiconductors, and biotechnology through research exchange and private investment and capital finance, including with other like-minded partners.

In so doing, we have equipped our partnership to protect and advance peace, security, prosperity, and the rule of law across the Indo-Pacific and the globe so that everyone benefits. Today, we celebrate the enduring friendship among our peoples—and among ourselves—and pledge to continue our relentless efforts to ensure that our global partnership drives future peace and prosperity for generations to come. We also support African aspirations for peace, stability, and prosperity based on the rule of law. We continue to work together to support the democratic process and economic growth through our respective efforts, including our cooperation with African countries, Regional Economic Communities, the African Union, and multilateral organizations. We continue to stand together in firm opposition to Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, its strikes against Ukraine’s infrastructure and the terror of Russian occupation.

Bain spoke about her music connecting with a diverse crowd, giving a shout-out to the LGBTQIA+ community during “Boyhood.” A powerful moment of connection created a shared experience of love and loss with the audience. “Friends” turned into a disco celebration with lights flashing and smoke billowing out. Bain threw cheeky grins at the crowd, effortlessly transitioning from emotional moments to tracks that make you dance. Following Quinnie’s set, a large white sheet dropped down to serve as the backdrop for the band setup. Lights flickered off the glittering drum shells and the large assortment of other instruments the filled the stage. Amber Bain — professionally known as The Japanese House — an English indie pop musician renowned for her synthy atmospheric pop and tender lyrics, was moments from taking the stage.

President Biden also reaffirms U.S. commitment to the immediate resolution of the abductions issue, and the two sides commit to continuing joint efforts to promote respect for human rights in North Korea. We emphasize the importance of all States being able to exercise rights and freedoms in a manner consistent with international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including freedom of navigation and overflight. We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, including destabilizing actions in the South China Sea, such as unsafe encounters at sea and in the air as well as the militarization of disputed features and the dangerous use of coast guard vessels and maritime militia. The PRC’s recent dangerous and escalatory behavior supporting its unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea as well as efforts to disrupt other countries’ offshore resource exploitation are inconsistent with international law as reflected in UNCLOS.

The United States and Japan are resolved to achieve a world without nuclear weapons through realistic and pragmatic approaches. It is critical that the overall decline in global nuclear arsenals achieved since the end of the Cold War continues and not be reversed, and the PRC’s accelerating build-up of its nuclear arsenal without transparency nor meaningful dialogue poses a concern to global and regional stability. We reaffirm the importance of upholding the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime and for the pursuit of peaceful uses of nuclear energy. In promoting this universal goal of achieving a world without nuclear weapons, Japan’s “Hiroshima Action Plan” and the “G7 Leaders’ Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament” are welcome contributions. The two leaders also welcomed the U.S. announcement to join the Japan-led “Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty Friends” initiative. We reaffirm the indispensable role of the peaceful uses of nuclear technology, committing to fostering innovation and supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s efforts in upholding the highest standards of safety, security, and safeguards.