Akihito Akihito News

Fox News did a poll of what Americans think of an American president bowing to the Japanese Emperor.

By now you have most likely heard the news of President Barack Obama breaking protocol and bowing before the Japanese Emperor Akihito.

"IT WAS the most remarkable picture, I have ever seen," said a former senior White House officer with a good-natured chuckle.

Obama wrong to bow to other heads of state The pictures of President Obama bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia and the Emperor of Japan are a slap in the face to all Americans who are proud of their American heritage.

Standing on the parapet of the Great Wall of China, Barack Obama thrust his hands deep into the pockets of his coat and took a moment to inhale the frigid winter air blowing in from the Mongolian steppe.

President Obama, who nearly prostrated himself before the king of Saudi Arabia last April, has once again bowed low to a monarch -- this time to the emperor of Japan.

John J. Procita wrote to apologize for his "mistake" in voting for President Obama.

PRESIDENT Obama broke protocol and bowed deeply to Emperor Akihito of Japan. Presidents shake hands.

For any world leader, tradition, protocol and formality are of great importance.

Barack Obama bows while meeting Emperor Akihito of Japan in Tokyo, 14 November 2009.

Former vice-president Dick Cheney is attacking Barack Obama again, this time for the U.S. President's bow to the Japanese Emperor.

Additionally, in reporting on Obama's bow, Fox & Friends repeatedly cited right-wing blog Hot Air in their reports on Obama's greeting.

President Obama bowed after he was greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko as he arrived at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

A little traveling, like a little learning, can be a dangerous thing. Barack Obama on the loose in a foreign land is enough to frighten protocol officers and embarrass the rest of us.

Mr. Obama has it wrong. A deep bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito shows not respect for the Japanese tradition - as that tradition applies to those ruled by the Emperor, the Japanese citizens themselves.

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, bows as he is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, not pictured, as he arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Saturday, Nov.

It wasn't what George Washington would have done, but President Obama had no problem breaking with tradition and bowing low before the Japanese emperor yesterday during a visit.

During a discussion about replacing President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz suggested that her dad might be a good Presidential candidate in 2012.

World leaders agree that it will not produce a global warming treaty. President Barack Obama bows as he is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito upon his arrival Saturday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.