Trump shakes Japanese emperor's hand, doesn't repeat Obama's deep bow

Trump shakes Japanese emperor's hand, doesn't repeat Obama's de... The president met with Japanese Emperor Akihito on Monday, sharing a handshake eight years after his predecessor...

• President Donald Trump shook hands confidently with Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
• In 2009 his predecessor Barack Obama bowed deeply before the emperor in a sign of respect that was seen as a show of weak deference in the United States
• Obama had already set the tone of American weakness by bowing to the Saudi king at a G20 summit in London
• Trump offered just a nod of his head to the aging and low-statured emperor on Monday 
• An administration official traveling with Trump on his Far East tour told DailyMail.com that bowing is 'not his style – never has been'