日米首脳、「和」で夕食会　裕子夫人、茶でもてなし

　岸田文雄首相は２３日夜、広大な日本庭園で知られる東京・白金台の「八芳園」にバイデン米大統領を招き、非公式の夕食会を開いた。「和」の文化を感じられる空間でもてなすのが目的。出迎えの際には和服姿の裕子夫人も並び、夫人はバイデン氏にお茶をたててふるまった。
　園内の日本料理店で行われた夕食会には林芳正外相や木原誠二官房副長官、ブリンケン国務長官、タイ通商代表部（ＵＳＴＲ）代表らが同席。首脳間の個人的な信頼関係構築を図るとともに、日米の経済面の連携などについて意見を交わしたとみられる。
　夕食会のメニューは、信州サーモンのムニエルや東京シャモの鉄板焼きなど。デザートにはバイデン氏が副大統領時代に訪問した東日本大震災の被災地・宮城県名取市から届いたジェラートが供された。（2022/05/23-23:53）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held an informal dinner party for visiting U.S. President Joe Biden at the Happo-en event venue in Tokyo on Monday night.
   Kishida and his wife, Yuko, together welcomed Biden at Happo-en, known for its Japanese garden and luxurious restaurant. Yuko, clad in kimono, made green tea for Biden.
   The dinner was also attended by Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
   Through the dinner, Kishida tried to establish a personal relationship of trust with Biden. Participants are believed to have discussed economic cooperation between the two countries.
   The menu included salmon meuniere using fish from the Shinshu central Japan region, Tokyo chicken grilled on a hot plate and gelato delivered from Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, which Biden visited as vice president after the northeastern city was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.