U.S. envoy's attestation ceremony

Emperor Naruhito receives credentials for new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel:

Political fixer, dual citizen, I left the nation and Chicago worse off than before I was in charge.

Well rehearsed. The Ambassador is taller but has to bow below that of the Emperor and yet keep sufficient distance. So, they had someone stand such that the Ambassador stops at the right distance and can make a bow...not too low, not too high. Well organized.

Japan is all about the right protocol. Even a tall American must bow...they may even have coached the Ambassador the art of making a bow. Westerners can make ackward bows and that will be caught by the cameras.

Lights on... Action... Cut.

Well rehearsed. The Ambassador is taller but has to bow below that of the Emperor and yet keep sufficient distance. So, they had someone stand such that the Ambassador stops at the right distance and can make a bow...not too low, not too high. Well organized.

Japan is all about the right protocol. Even a tall American must bow...they may even have coached the Ambassador the art of making a bow. Westerners can make ackward bows and that will be caught by the cameras.

Crazy

No rule but diplomats more likely bow before Emperor. To bow seems to be a good decency.