Japan's Kishida and Biden to establish Indo-Pacific disaster relief hub

WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in Washington on Monday, kicking off a six-day official visit that will include a state dinner, a congressional speech and factory tours in North Carolina.

Ahead of the visit, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel told an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank here that one of the agreements between President Joe Biden and Kishida at their meeting Wednesday will be establishing a joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief hub to deliver emergency supplies to Indo-Pacific countries and regions hit by natural disasters.