Watch Live: Biden welcomes Japan prime minister to White House as he tries to rally allies to counter China

Tokyo — President Joe Biden's first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader is set to take place in Washington on Friday, as he sits down with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Their talks are likely to cover climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and North Korea. 

After the president hosts Suga at the White House for a bilateral meeting, the two will appear together at a press conference in the Rose Garden.