Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama spoke in Washington Monday on the significance of legislative exchanges between Japan and the U.S. in strengthening bilateral relations.
The reception event was hosted by the U.S.-Japan Caucus, a congressional group dedicated to promoting relations with Japan.
Citing meetings between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other senior Japanese lawmakers with a congressional delegation during a visit to Japan last fall, Sugiyama hailed such exchanges as a driver for deepening bilateral ties.