Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint meeting of Congress during his visit to Washington. He discussed the importance of America’s involvement in world affairs, his time living in New York as a child and the donation of cherry trees his country is sending to the nation’s capital.us polictics news Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint meeting of Congress during his visit to Washington. He discussed the importance of America’s involvement in world affairs, his time living in New York as a child and the donation of cherry trees his country is sending to the nation’s capital.