fantastic. prime minister abe has done an incredible job as always. and he hosted it very beautifully. you know where it will be next year. in a great part of the world. and we ll be announcing what s happening. but this was a really good summit and well done. so professionally done. this marks my third visit to japan as president. melania and i are left toke yo short while ago. we were the first state guests to the majesty. emperor and empress of japan. that was thrilling. first time in 202 years an event like that took place. that was quite exciting. i m thrilled to be back. i like being back in japan. we have never been closer. over the past two days leaders
let s go to paula hancocks also there. josh roggin, thank you for being with us, and stand by in casee need come back to you. paula, to you. we saw a couple of weeks ago japan rolled out the red carpet including the initial reduction to the new emperor and empress of japan after the abdation because of the cloudiness and the need that abe has for this close relationship with trump. how will this compare to that? what are we expecting from moon considering how much he has invested in the trump relationship now that president trump is in south korea? reporter: there s no doubt that he is rolling out the red carpet. just from the champagne or the cocktail reception, you could see in in the grand of the blue house there. i understand there was a famous golfer there, playing to something that president trump has dear and close to his heart. there was also a kpop ban, we re
does, and he hosted it very beautifully. you know where it s going to be next year. i think most of you know where it s going to be next year. it s going to be in a great part of the world and we ll be announcing exactly what s happening, but this was a really good summit and really well-done, so professionally done. this marks my third visit to japan as president. melania and i are we just left tokyo a short while ago, a very short while ago where we are the first state guests to their majesties the emperor and empress of japan, and that for the first time in 202 years that an event like that took place. that was quite exciting, and i m thrilled to be back. i always like being back in japan. i had a great relationship. we ve never been closer to japan than we are right now. over the past two days leaders from the world s largest
personal moments. she also gave the empress of japan in the trip last week a pen carved out of wood from a tree on harvard university campus because the empress studied there years ago. so these are the special one-of-a-kind gifts that dignitaries give one another and those are also the things that melania trump gets involved with and works with the state department and studies the history of them and open to the suggestions she s given from the protocol office and then these things get into play and there is the gift exchange. and it is a rather serious and important component of the relationship when the president and the first lady got their tour yesterday at buckingham palace as some of the items that have been given to the, they took the walking tour would the family and gifts were things they had received from other dignity air yours, including the president and first lady at last visit and gifted a sterling silver horse. and that was part of what they
that ship repair facility i ll bet you guys do a good job. do they do a good job of the ships? you re watching live as the president making his official memorial day address aboard the uss wasp in japan. this is the final stop on his trip overseas where he met with the new emperoris and empress of japan and of course the prime minister and his wife as well. a number of special events there, discussing policy discussions as well. the president now addressing some thousand we are told service members aboard the uss wasp. thanking them for their service and both he and the first lady speaking h and addressing the folks there as they express their memorial day things. we expect to hear some additional policy from regards