President Trump is joined by first lady Melania as he becomes the first foreign leader to meet Japan's Emperor Naruhito in a stunning ceremony at Tokyo's Imperial Palace
- Donald Trump got the red carpet treatment on Monday at Japan's Imperial Palace in Tokyo when he met Emperor Naruhito
- Trump and the new Emperor were accompanied by their wives Melania Trump and Empress Masako
- Trump, who is on a four-day state visit to Japan, is the first world leader to meet with the new emperor
- Trump's next stop was Akasaka Palace, the Japanese state guest house, for meetings, a working lunch and joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- While their husbands held talks, Melania and Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister, viewed the koi carp pond at Akasaka State Guest House
- The president will also be the guest of honor at an imperial banquet at the palace hosted by the emperor
President Donald Trump made history on Monday at Japan's Imperial Palace where he made history by becoming the first world leader to meet with the new emperor and empress of Japan.
The president and first lady Melania Trump began the formal visit with handshakes and and an intimate greeting at the palace's front entrance.
Audio was strictly forbidden on the encounter but the president appeared to to thank Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako for their incredible hospitality.
'How are you? Thank you very much,' he mouthed as he approached the imperial couple. He congratulated the monarch on his enthronement, which he said people are talking about all over the world.
Melania Trump told the empress, 'Nice to meet you.' The two couples proceeded to speak in hushed tones.
Emperor Naruhito and his wife studied at Oxford and spoke English to the Trumps. In a more formal setting several minutes later, the imperial family spoke to the U.S. president and first lady in Japanese, and the couples conversed through translators.
Melania wore a $4,290 white Carolina Herrera dress with floral detailing and red stiletto pumps for the welcome ceremony. The empress wore a cream skirt suit with a cream hat and matching cream pumps. She carried a clutch and gloves that were cream, also.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump met Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
Trump got the red carpet treatment on Monday at Japan 's Imperial Palace where he made history by becoming the first world leader to meet Emperor Naruhito
The president and first lady began the formal visit with handshakes and a quiet greeting with audio strictly forbidden on the encounter
Melania Trump, who wore a $4,290 white Carolina Herrera dress with floral detailing, told the empress, 'Nice to meet you'
Trump got the red carpet treatment on Monday at Japan's Imperial Palace where he made history by becoming the first world leader to meet Emperor Naruhito.
At Asakaka Palace later in the morning, President Trump said he had 'fun' at the welcome ceremony that followed and it was an 'honor' to be first foreign leader to meet the new emperor.
Trump met Naruhito's father the last time he was in Japan, in November of 2017, on a similar visit.
'It was very special the last time, and this is very big thing,' he said at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with the Japanese prime minister. 'All over the world, they're talking abut it.'
He'll see the emperor and empress again at a state banquet on Monday evening local time. The Trumps zipped across town from the Imperial Palace to Asakaka for meetings with Shinzo Abe and the Japanese government.
The first lady has her own program at the government building. She'll rejoin her husband at Akasaka for a joint news conference between the U.S. and Japanese governments.
Trump and the new Emperor walked together just ahead of the first lady and Empress on Monday on a hot, sunny day at the Imperial Palace
The president and first lady kicked off the formal visit with handshakes and greetings with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday
Melania and the Empress chatted as they followed their husbands during the welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace
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Melania and the Empress chatted as they followed their husbands during the welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace
On Monday morning, the couple began their day at the Imperial Palace. They participated in a red carpet welcome ceremony in a large court after the formal welcome.
Two military officers escorted the U.S. president along a red carpet that covered the vast expanse, taking him to review the troops while 'Stars and Stripes Forever' while his wife and the imperials watched from afar.
Trump waved as schoolchildren feverishly swung U.S. and Japanese flags back and forth. It was a particularly hot day in Tokyo, and some of children were affected. They were treated with cups of water and cool compresses.
The U.S. president and Emperor Naruthio greeted each other's delegation, before they disappeared inside the Imperial Palace for a gift exchange.
Inside, they shared several minutes of small talk that was barely audible. They couples spoke alone for close to half an hour. Cameras were rushed out of the room before the gift exchange happened.
Trump's next stop was Akasaka Palace, the Japanese state guest house, for meetings, a working lunch and joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Speaking alongside Abe during a press conference later on Monday, Trump said he would back the prime minister's efforts to open communications with Iran
While their husbands held talks, Melania and Akie Abe, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister, viewed the koi carp pond at Akasaka State Guest House
Melania and Akie waved after looking closely at the koi carp pond during their visit as their husbands discussed Iran, North Korea, trade and other issues
A smiling Mrs Trump accepted a bouquet of flowers from a Japanese child during a cultural event at Akasaka guest house on Monday
Melania and Akie watched on as a traditional Japanese dance was performed for them inside the State Guest House
A White House official said the president gave the emperor a handmade viola from Charleston, West Virginia. The vintage viola crafted in 1938 came in a custom case. Trump gifted Emperor Naruhito a signed photo of American composer Aaron Copland, as well.
He also presented the emperor with a signed, framed photograph of himself. It's a Japanese tradition for the emperor and visiting leaders to exchange autographed photos, the official told press.
Melania Trump gave the empress a custom White House desk set that included a pen carved from a red oak tree in Old Harvard Yard- an acknowledgement of the empress's undergraduate studies at the prestigious American university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She also presented the imperial couple with a photo of herself.
The emperor's gift to Trump was a traditional Japanese pottery and porcelain bowl and a signed and framed photo. Melania received an 'ornamental Japanese lacquer box with traditional design' and a signed and framed photo of the empress.'
Trump was the center of attention as he was escorted down the red carpet to review an honor guard
Trump passed in front of a group of schoolchildren feverishly waving U.S. and Japanese flags as he walked along a red-carpeted route to review troops
Trump stood at attention alone atop a platform as Emperor Naruhito, Mrs Trump and Empress Masako watched on
Trump walked down the red carpet to review Japanese troops while Naruito and both men's wives held back
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