After the Presidential Speech

Reporters coming to interview the audience at the Karayan Square

Foreign Minister Okada leaving the hall

President Obama, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009

On the second day of his first visit to Asia, President Obama gave
a special speech on the US Asian policy at the Suntory Hall, Akasaka, Tokyo.
President leaving from the podium








President Obama coming to the stage

Waiting for the President to come. . . .

Now everything is ready to welcome the President.
Checking the podium. . . .
Some Mozart and Chopin music pieces before the Presidential speech--
very appropriate to pay respect to this wonderful hall of music

Celebrity seats: the present cabinet members on the front row,
singers and actors including Jero and Mokkun on the second row,
the past prime ministers (Mori and Kaifu) on the fourth row, and
Mr and Mrs Yokota on the fifth row.

Waiting to get into the Suntory Hall

We got to the Suntory Hall for Obama speech at 7:00 AM in the morning.