![President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Empress Masako in a Imperial Palace welcome ceremony Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Empress Masako in a Imperial Palace welcome ceremony Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MJWBBK/president-donald-trump-and-first-lady-melania-trump-participate-with-japanese-emperor-naruhito-and-japanese-empress-masako-in-a-imperial-palace-welcome-ceremony-monday-may-27-2019-in-tokyo-ap-photoevan-vucci-2MJWBBK.jpg)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Empress Masako in a Imperial Palace welcome ceremony Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci
![President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a state banquet with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (second from right), and Empress Masako (left) on Monday in Tokyo. - WJCT Public Media President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a state banquet with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (second from right), and Empress Masako (left) on Monday in Tokyo. - WJCT Public Media](https://www.wjct.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ap_19147407520513-2fa1007992873ef330e4857c8d7db40e1b52882a.jpg)
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a state banquet with Japanese Emperor Naruhito (second from right), and Empress Masako (left) on Monday in Tokyo. - WJCT Public Media
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The Emperor and the Empress held a banquet for President Donald Trump and his wife Melania at Imperial palace
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Changing monarchy on display as imperial couple greets Trump and first lady using English - The Japan Times
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump meets with Empress Masako of Japan during a state call at the Imperial Palace May 27, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo - Alamy
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