Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang (second left) is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito (center) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2014 while Vietnamese First Lady Mai Thi Hanh (left) and Japanese Empress Michiko (right) look on. (Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
The president and his wife arrive at the Imperial Palace for a banquet later the same day. (Photo: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)