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According to Wesley Prudent,editor emeritus of The Washington, Obama "stopped just this side of the full grovel to the emperor of Japan, risking a painful genuflection if his forehead had hit the floor with a nasty bump, which it almost did. No president before him so abused custom, traditions, protocol (and the country he represents)."
Several Internet sites have published a rogue's gallery showing how other national leaders have greeted Emperor Akihito with a friendly handshake and an ever-so-slight but respectful nod, and sometimes not even that.
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According to Wesley Prudent,editor emeritus of The Washington, Obama "stopped just this side of the full grovel to the emperor of Japan, risking a painful genuflection if his forehead had hit the floor with a nasty bump, which it almost did. No president before him so abused custom, traditions, protocol (and the country he represents)."
Several Internet sites have published a rogue's gallery showing how other national leaders have greeted Emperor Akihito with a friendly handshake and an ever-so-slight but respectful nod, and sometimes not even that.
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http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3418464