Yuko Kishida, wife of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, met with around 20 U.S. high school students learning Japanese, together with U.S. first lady Jill Biden, at a White House library on Wednesday.
Yuko Kishida introduced the students to the world of haiku, teaching them how a seasonal reference must always be contained in the 17-syllable poem.
Jill Biden stressed the importance of people-to-people exchanges, saying, "The ties that bind our nations are not just forged by heads of state."
On Tuesday, the Japanese first lady participated in a tea ceremony with people promoting Japan-U.S. exchanges and a national cherry blossom festival event.