The prime minister of Japan is making a stop in the Triad on Friday. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is poised to make an appearance in the Triad during his visit to North Carolina.

But Kishida, who has been Japan’s prime minister since 2021, said before his trip that he chose to stop in North Carolina to show that the Japan-U.S. partnership extends beyond Washington ...

"It's been 70 years since we've had a Prime Minister or someone of that stature at NC State," said David Robinson, who serves as Honorary Consul for Japan in North and South Carolina. Kishida will ...