From press office:
Today, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will participate in a Welcome Ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, followed by a State Call on Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress.
The following individuals are expected to attend:
United States
President Donald J. Trump
First Lady Melania Trump
Ambassador William F. Hagerty, United States Ambassador to Japan
Mrs. Chrissy Hagerty, Spouse of Ambassador William F. Hagerty
Mr. Mick Mulvaney, Assistant to The President and Acting Chief of Staff
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative
Ms. Emma Doyle, Assistant to The President and Principal Deputy Chief of Staff
Ambassador John Bolton, Assistant to The President for National Security Affairs
Mr. Stephen Miller, Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor for Policy
Mr. Dan Scavino, Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor for Digital Strategy
Ms. Lindsay Reynolds, Assistant to The President and Chief of Staff to The First Lady
Ms. Sarah Sanders, Assistant to The President and Press Secretary
Ms. Stephanie Grisham, Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff to The First Lady
Mr. Matthew Pottinger, Deputy Assistant to The President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council
Mr. Joseph Young, Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy Tokyo
Mrs. Liu Suying, Spouse of Mr. Joseph Young
Mr. Lefteris Kafatos, United States Interpreter for The President
Japan
HM Naruhito, Emperor of Japan
HM Masako, Empress of Japan
Subject: Supplemental pool report #1: Rolling to meet the emperor
Tokyo, Japan
Good morning from beautiful Japan where it’s 78 degrees and sunny.
This is a pool report that will cover the five minute drive from the Palace Hotel to the Imperial Palace. There, POTUS and FLOTUS will participate in a state call and welcome ceremony with Naruhito, the new Japanese emperor, and Masako, the empress. POTUS will be the first visiting leader to meet with them.
So here we go: The motorcade left the hotel at 9:17 am JST/ 8:17 pm ET.
Your pooler did not get a glimpse of POTUS and FLOTUS departing the hotel, just the Beast leaving, but things in the motorcade seem to be going well so far.