Obama Bows to Japanese Emperor (Photo)

President Barack Obama has come under fire for bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito when he greeted the Emperor and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Saturday.
The president was photographed bending to nearly a 90 degree angle while shaking hands with the Emperor.
Right-wing bloggers criticised the president's actions calling it "treasonous". A headline in Los Angeles Times asked: "How Low Will He Go?"
A White House official defended it, telling Politico.com that Obama "observes protocol" and that the greeting "enhanced both the position and the status of the U.S. relative to Japan" -- where a bow is just another version of a handshake.
Obama faced similar criticism in April, when he bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during the G20 summit.
Photo:Reuter.
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