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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 it's 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 emperor and the members of the staff came in and were able to present and bow as well. the trick and prot...

Low to the emperor, this emperor's 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 we'll see this play out. and then after this ceremony, ana, president trump will be meeting with prime minister abe. they'll be having bilateral talks. and then we expect a press conference. but it won't be over after that. tonight will be the state banquet with the emperor. the president still has a very busy day ahead of him in japan, ana. >> ...

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 they're not using them? >> yes, that's 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 emperor, he has a degree from oxford. he does speak english, as does his wife, empress masako. she...

California. that was about 20 years ago. then they had this massive economic set of problems over the years. and it's 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 it's one signal of how importantly president trump takes this is that he doesn't like to travel very much. >> david, let me interrupt you for just a moment because we're watching this moment play out. i'm being told by our producers that the man the president was just talking to was, in fact, the emperor. and we're seeing the president shake ...

Japan's 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 japan's 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 experienced on this trip so far. pam la, we know that president trump had trouble with royal protocol...