Obama Bows In Japan To Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
In a scene that will likely be replayed on Sunday’s political talk shows, President Obama bowed deeply to the Emperor and Empress of Japan on Saturday. The president’s kowtow to the royal couple came on the second day of his Asian tour and before a private lunch with the pair in Tokyo.
An unnamed, senior Obama administration official told Politico Saturday that the president was observing protocol, saying, “I think that those who try to politicize those things are just way, way, way off base.”
