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minello7
The Japanese delegation must be careful what's said while at Mar-a Logo, walls have ears.
toshiko
Japanese constitution? Abe is nt head of Japan. Emperor. It is unconstitutional if ayone tries to give anything to Emperor, not even one page of a note.
mr_jgb
Could be a very expensive treat; then Japan has to invest billions, import billions and $/Yen goes to 100. Trump is tough!!!
lyrical01
This illustrates an important difference between the US and Japanese constitutions. Under the US Constitution, if Abe were President then receiving this personal gift would be an "emolument" from a foreign government, and could lead to his being impeached. The purpose of the provision is to prevent exactly what mr_jgb points out -- that the President would be inappropriately influenced by the foreign government. The Kempou doesn't have any such provision for removal of a PM, or that says this behavior is wrong in any way. So he's free to sell us down the river for the personal gratification of believing that Trump is his friend.
Mirai Hayashi
When does the anti-bribery law go into effect?...Oh, its already in effect? Could have fooled me!
Frederic Bastiat
The tax"payers" of Japan thank Mr Trump for his hospitality. O-MO-TE-NA-SHI