The first ladies of Japan and the United States on Monday planted a cherry tree on the White House grounds in honor of the longtime friendship between the two countries.Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japan's prime minister, who is on a rare solo overseas trip, and first lady Jill Biden, were both dressed in pink as they used golden shovels to plant a young Yoshino cherry tree after holding a luncheon meeting."The planting of this tree is a symbol of the friendship between our two nations forever," said Biden, who also laughed about the two wearing heels on the lawns near the Jacqueline Kennedy G…READ FULL ARTICLE
