[mvpel]

I'm beginning to wonder whether Obama's been getting punk'd by the Clinton State Department, and its Chief of Protocol, 17-year Clinton confidant, and former White House Social Secretary Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall. My idle speculation at this link.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I will observe this:

Apparantly, as of 9:30 p.m. Eastern tonight on Google Japan Search (news and blog reference) search function, one gets a whopping 4,410 pages, references and what not to the exact phrase "Obama Bow To The Emperor Was Inappropriate" (オバマ氏の天皇にお辞儀は不適切) :

HERE.

It is going viral here, too. (But many references to this same Kyodo News story. BTW,Kyodo is no laughing matter, folks. Very widespread coverage.)