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Told, that any foreign leader would have an opportunity, especially to be the first to meet the new emperor. >> it is an honor for president trump and its an honor for the united states. and i think making this the first visitor to this new emperor, be the president of the united states is enormously flattering. and it will play to -- it will deepen the relationship that trump has with it. i must tell you in terms of protocol, i once was with president reagan when we -- he went to see the empero...

Low to the emperor, this emperors father, when he visited japan. and so president trump has been briefed on exactly how to greet him, what the protocol is surrounding it. of course, all of this is steeped in tradition, rich tradition, rich history. so well see this play out. and then after this ceremony, ana, president trump will be meeting with prime minister abe. theyll be having bilateral talks. and then we expect a press conference. but it wont be over after that. tonight will be the state b...

As we continue to monitor these live images, i want to bring back cnn white house correspondent pamela brown. we just saw such amazing pageantry on display there. and what appeared to be a very cordial greeting between the president and this new emperor of japan. i understand they have translators, but theyre not using them? >> yes, thats absolutely right. if you notice, the translators were to the side, and president trump and emperor naruhito were walking together talking. that is because the ...

California. that was about 20 years ago. then they had this massive economic set of problems over the years. and its come way down. and the emperor is not as sort of of -- as aulofty a perch as once was. still, the japanese people revere him. and i think its one signal of how importantly president trump takes this is that he doesnt like to travel very much. >> david, let me interrupt you for just a moment because were watching this moment play out. im being told by our producers that the man the...

Japans prime minister shinzo abe has offered president trump a full array of favorites during his state visit. and we have live pictures from tokyo where there will be a welcome ceremony with japans brand-new emperor and is seen as a distinct honor that the president is the first foreign leader to meet the new emperor who just ascended the throne may 1st. pamela brown is there for this ceremony that is very much a formal event. more formal than anything else the president and first lady have exp...

What should people be watching for? >> reporter: a u.s. official told me that president trump has been briefed several times leading up to this trip on meeting the emperor, briefed on how significant and historic, meeting this newly crowned emperor and the protocol surrounding it. of course, they want to make sure president trump avoids the faux pas committed by president obama, as you may recall, when some critics said he bowed too low. when president obama came here to japan and met the empero...

President trump on numerous occasions what an honor it would be for him to be the first foreign leader to meet with the emperor. beyond that, president trump knows that this elevates him on the world stage. as we just saw the ceremony play out, where he was walking along the red carpet and reviewing the military, it certainly elevates him. david gergen said, this is something the campaign probably likes. it makes him look like he is the commander in chief. he is strong. and he is above all the p...

Dignitaries. also there are u.s. officials there, including john bolton, the national security adviser, mick mulvaney, the presidents chief of staff, press secretary sarah sanders. this is an historic moment. its a very big deal. the family, the emperor and his wife, this family has been reigning over japan for a century. now while they dont have the political authority, they are viewed and seen as symbols of the people near japan. so president trump will be the first foreign leader to meet the ...

Policy or any announcements between the two countries. but, really, more to continue to foster an already good relationship and i think send a signal to the rest of the world about the strength of this bond these two countries have. its quite a thing to see the president and emperor and all those dignitaries there. it should make americans and japanese feel good to see these two countries so closely aligned with each other. >> it looks like the president is being told where to walk as they head ...

I understand theyre supposed to go inside the imperial palace? >> thats right. so basically its considered a state call. theyll go inside the imperial palace. the pomp and pageantry will carry on from here. clearly a lot of planning and thought has gone into this as the japanese welcome president trump. it is a very important alliance between u.s. and japan. and so they want to make sure that they roll out the red carpet in more ways than one for president trump. so discussions will continue bet...