U.S. lawmakers request Kishida congressional address during Apr. trip

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson to invite Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress during his official visit to Washington in April.A letter was sent to the speaker on Tuesday, according to former U.S. ambassador to Japan Republican Sen. William Hagerty, who with Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono led the campaign with the support of 27 other members of the chamber.The letter said that inviting the Japanese prime minister to address a joint session of Congress would be a "timely and tangible expression of the unwavering …READ FULL ARTICLE