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**scewDeasp** · 11-19-2009, 09:54 AM

I'm going out on a limb here but I think that because :
Obama is younger than the Emperor
The Presidency of the United States has been around since 1776(?). There were apparently Emperors of Japan when Christ was born.
I would think that the Kohai is Obama, therefore he bowed rather low. I also think that he's very tall compared to the Emperor and maybe bowed until he was on eye level.
I don't think that this was disrespectful or something.
What's the word in Japan on this by the way?

11-19-2009, 09:54 AM	#18
scewDeasp Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	I'm going out on a limb here but I think that because : Obama is younger than the Emperor The Presidency of the United States has been around since 1776(?). There were apparently Emperors of Japan when Christ was born. I would think that the Kohai is Obama, therefore he bowed rather low. I also think that he's very tall compared to the Emperor and maybe bowed until he was on eye level. I don't think that this was disrespectful or something. What's the word in Japan on this by the way?
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