i was here 30 years ago when i was posted with boston consulting group, the last time a new emperor ascended in more than 200 years a sitting emperor decided to retire to pass the baton to his son, his majesty her -- hirhoto. stuart: there is a delay. i hear japan is rolling out the red carpet for our president? that the japanese people like our president, is that accurate? >> oh the excitement here is tremendous. the tallest tower in tokyo called the sky tree, will be lit up red, white and blue, when the president arrives t will be a tremendous affair this is important because it's a the first state visit for the new emperor and it is particularly relevant, the royal family, a dynasty been in place here in japan more than 1300 years, chosen the american president, president trump to be its first state guest. stuart: i presume that we are a very close ally of japan and japan needs us at this moment because of the tension with china. so i mean i'm sure we're a very welcome presidential visit, but we also have today, the north koreans announcing that they will not resume talks with america unl