I have never forgotten that Koizumi gave the President a mounted, antique samurai arrow as a gift in the months after 9/11. The press ignored this, but it was a high honor.
Darn, I missed the first 10 minutes of the show. I guess I'll have to brew up more coffee later and watch it again at midnight here.
I have to see this. It was a very sweet and good thing that the President and the Presley's did today for the Prime Minister.