Naruhito's grandfather, Hirohito, known posthumously as the Emperor Showa, was treated as a god but renounced his divine status after Japan's World War Two defeat in 1945. Under the constitution, drafted by U.S. occupation forces, the emperor became the "symbol of the state and the unity of the people."

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on the 27th after spending one night and two days attending the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting in Malaysia. This is the second stop on his first Asia tour since beginning his second term.

This Monday, he will meet with Emperor Naruhito in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, and on Tuesday, he is scheduled to have a meeting with the new Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. Japan rolled out the red carpet for U.

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Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions with Beijing escalate.