The prime minister of Japan gave a full address to a joint meeting of Congress

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address a joint meeting of Congress Thursday. House fails to pass procedural vote on FISA. Some U.S. lawmakers increasingly skeptical about America's role abroad. Some lawmakers are increasingly skeptical of America's role in foreign policy.