米大統領夫人の来日調整　五輪開会時、連携アピール

　日米両政府は、ジル・バイデン大統領夫人が７月２３日に開幕する東京五輪に合わせて来日する方向で調整に入った。日本政府関係者が２８日、明らかにした。開会式出席や菅義偉首相との面会などを検討している。
　バイデン大統領は先の先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）で東京五輪開催に支持を表明した。自身は高齢で新型コロナウイルスに感染するリスクが高いことを勘案し、代わりに夫人の訪日を通じて日米の連携をアピールする狙いとみられる。（2021/06/28-10:52）

The Japanese and U.S. governments are arranging a visit to Japan by U.S. first lady Jill Biden on the occasion of the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Japanese government sources said Monday.
   Plans under consideration call for her to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, according to the sources.
   At a Group of Seven summit earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his support for the holding of the Tokyo Games this summer as planned.
   The Biden administration apparently aims to use the first lady's visit to Japan to showcase the strength of Japan-U.S. ties, as the U.S. president himself plans to avoid a trip to Japan during the games due to high risk of novel coronavirus infection linked to his old age.
   The Japanese and U.S. governments are planning to make a final decision on a Japan visit by the U.S. first lady after examining the coronavirus infection and other situations in the two countries, the sources said.