First lady Jill Biden previewed Wednesday’s state dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and outlined how the food and decor were chosen to best reflect both the United States and Japan in the spring.

The event marks President Joe Biden‘s fifth state dinner since entering office in 2021, with the most recent coming last October, when Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the White House. French President Emmanuel Macron, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also joined the Bidens for state dinners.