Photos: Japanese prime minister tours NC, meets state leaders at Executive Mansion
Robert T Willett
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday became the first foreign leader to visit the North Carolina Executive Mansion, where he was honored during a luncheon.
State leaders, including Democrats and Republicans, joined Kishida, his wife, and the rest of the Japanese delegation.
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Kishida has spent the week in the United States, and North Carolina is the only state he toured after meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington. The links between Japan and North Carolina have increased in recent years as several Japanese businesses have announced major job-creation projects in the state, including Toyota, Fujifilm and Kyowa Kirin.
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