During her journey to Tokyo for the Olympics, First Lady Jill Biden will meet with Japan's prime minister and emperor.

During her journey to Tokyo for the Olympics, First Lady Jill Biden will meet with Japan's prime minister and emperor.

Jill Biden is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo on Thursday before leading the US delegation for the Olympic opening ceremony, according to her office.

After the Japanese capital declared a state of emergency due to mounting COVID-19 infections, fans will not be able to attend the games, making the event quieter than in previous years.

However, the first lady's trip to Tokyo is jam-packed, wedged between visits to Alaska and Hawaii to meet with military and veteran families and promote COVID-19 immunisation.

She'll lead the US delegation at Friday's opening ceremony, hold a virtual get-together with Team USA members, and host a watch party for the US vs. Mexico softball game with foreign service personnel and their families at the US Embassy. Embassy, as well as attend a number of Olympic events.

Biden will also meet with a number of Japanese lawmakers and officials, including Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife, Mariko Suga, for dinner. 

In a news briefing on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed the White House is "very carefully monitoring the situation" about growing COVID-19 cases and is adhering to stringent health and safety standards.

"It's also worth noting that the president and first lady thought it was critical that the delegation be led at the highest level," Psaki said. "As a result, she's looking forward to continuing her journey."

This will not be Biden's first Olympics appearance. She and her husband, then-Vice President Joe Biden, headed the US delegation to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, alongside then-Barack Obama administration advisor Valerie Jarrett and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador.

Psaki said at a June 28 briefing that President Joe Biden "is not going to attend the Games" this year. "He'll undoubtedly be cheering for the competitors."

Former gold medalists and members of presidential administrations have previously made up U.S. delegations to the Olympic games. During the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, former President George W. Bush was the last incumbent president to attend the Games.

Biden had a busy schedule before adding the Olympics to her FLOTUS itinerary.

Last week, "Sesame Street" released a video featuring the first lady to promote a new collection of resources created by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street." In the video, she speaks to Mexican-American Muppet Rosita about supporting military families and treating everyone with kindness and fairness.

Prior to her appearance on the famous children's show, the first lady was featured on the cover of Vogue magazine, where she discussed her transition to life in the White House.

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The Tokyo Olympics will have 339 events in 33 sports, including six new sports: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. The games begin on July 23 with the opening ceremony and end on August 8 with the closing ceremony.