The Bow as “Protocol”
Politico reports that “A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.”
Why won’t that “senior administration official” come out from behind the curtain and make that assertion in his own name? Because [...]
LEAD: Full text of Obama’s speech in Tokyo+ - Big Hollywood
The following is the full text of U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on Saturday, as released by the White House after it was delivered. Thank you so much. Arigatou. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Good morning. It is a …
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Obama in Japan at start of first Asia tour - YAHOO!
TOKYO (AFP) ? US President Barack Obama kicked off his first tour of Asia on Friday with a visit to Japan, Washington’s closest ally in a region increasingly dominated by rising giant China. On his four-nation tour, Obama will seek to counter …
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