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HomeWhen he was Vice President, President Joe Biden visited Japan and talked to survivors of the tsunami at a temporary housing center in Natori City, Japan on August 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

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When he was Vice President, President Joe Biden visited Japan and talked to survivors of the tsunami at a temporary housing center in Natori City, Japan on August 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

March 12, 2021

When he was Vice President, President Joe Biden visited Japan and talked to survivors of the tsunami at a temporary housing center in Natori City, Japan on August 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

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