pictures i don't think they could see the ceremony from there but they were certainly out there infused astley marking this moment what is the atmosphere like in japan as one emperor stands down and know about see a new emperor come into being. i think in general it's been very much about gratitude towards. emeritus he really carved out he developed a very close relationship with people so people are very grateful for his reign and also looking forward to the new era and what it would bring as well so in general it's a bit of. gratitude also i'm sentimental and looking forward to the new year as well as i know that your a cultural afficionado of japanese culture how would you describe what is happening right now what is this moment how will people write about it in the future. well i think in the short term it's just excuse for a celebration. you know this is golden we can ship and it's an unprecedented ten day holiday and i think people were shooting fireworks in a rather remote region called gifu and i think it's it's just in some ways it's just a lot of fun and i think you know for people o

well not all astley's have been keen to accept invitations to the white house with visits to collect awards or celebrate championships becoming more controversial since trump took office as asia has more it's wonderful to have you here it's been a tradition at the white house for years when u.s. sports teams top off their celebrations with a visit to the president but like many other things it's different under trump the patriots are an incredible organization of the twenty teams that have won major titles only ten have gone to the white house the rest have either not been invited or more unusually have declined the invite our current president is a very divisive and you know individual he's someone who you know people don't unite around and even in these things that are not supposed to be political or partisan he's such a divisive figure such a polarizing figure that it causes people to make a political choice donald trump has often said athletes should stay out of politics but he doesn't mind winning in on sports he was hugely critical of black american football stars who knelt dur