Biden to host Japanese leader Suga at White House on April 16

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. and Japan flags fly together outside the White House in Washington April 27, 2015. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday as part of his eight day visit to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on April 16, the first visit by a foreign leader since Biden took office, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)