In Pictures: Donald Trump kicks off Asia tour

US President Donald Trump touched down in Japan on Sunday (Nov 5) for the first leg of his marathon Asia tour, where he enjoyed a golf date with PM Shinzo Abe after addressing American soldiers at the Yokota Air Base. Mr Trump's next stops included South Korea and China.

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Nov 05, 2017, 01:40 PM

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China, on Nov 10, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump prior to boarding Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China, on Nov 10, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US First Lady Melania Trump (centre) takes a group photo with Chinese children during a visit to the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, on Nov 10, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US First Lady Melania Trump (second left) offers stuffed toy eagles, from the US, to children at the Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China on Nov 10, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Arabella Kushner, granddaughter of US President Donald Trump, sings traditional Chinese songs in a video as part of Trump's toast as China's President Xi Jinping hosts a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump (right) talks to China's President Xi Jinping in front of US First Lady Melania Trump as they arrive for a state dinner in Beijing on Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive for the state dinner with China's President Xi Jinping and China's first lady Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping hold bilateral meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping hold bilateral meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania and China's President Xi Jinping pose with opera performers at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with opera performers at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan tour the Conservation Scientific Laboratory of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan tour the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania and China's President Xi Jinping share a laugh while touring the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan tour the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump holds hands with First Lady Melania in the Forbidden City in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Nov 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are greeted upon their arrival in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive on Air Force One in Beijing on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania prepare to lay a wreath at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US First Lady Melania Trump burns incense as US President Donald Trump looks on during their visit to the National Cemetery in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump burns incense during his visit to the National Cemetery in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania salute during their visit to the National Cemetery in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump addresses the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at the South Korean National Assembly in Seoul on Nov 8, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Yoon Boo Keun, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics Co, during a state dinner at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with shakes hands with Chung Eui Son, Hyundai Motor Co's vice-chairman and son of the Hyundai Motor Group chairman, during a state dinner at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korea's President Moon Jae In during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae In attend at a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae In hold a bilateral meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae In walk on the grounds of the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and South Korea's President Moon Jae In walk past children holding US and South Korea flags on the grounds of the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung Sook talks with US First Lady Melania Trump during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung Sook and US First Lady Melania Trump walk through the Nokjiwon garden on the grounds of the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US President Donald Trump and South Korea’s President Moon Jae In shake hands during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump signs the guest book as US First Lady Melania, South Korea’s President Moon Jae In and South Korea’s First Lady Kim Jung Sook look on at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump, US First Lady Melania, South Korea’s President Moon Jae In and South Korea’s First Lady Kim Jung Sook pose for a photo at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump walks with South Korea's President Moon Jae In during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump walks with South Korea's President Moon Jae In during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US First Lady Melania Trump poses with the Pyeongchang Olympics mascots at an event at the US embassy in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

US First Lady Melania Trump with South Korean middle school students during the "Girls Play 2!" Initiative, an Olympic public diplomacy outreach campaign, at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US First Lady Melania Trump attends the "Girls Play 2!" Initiative, an Olympic public diplomacy outreach campaign, with South Korean middle school students at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump poses for a photo with military commanders at the US Eighth Army Operation Command Center at the US military installation Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump talks to military personnel while South Korean President Moon Jae In looks on at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump receives a briefing from military commanders at the US Eighth Army Operation Command Centre at US Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump greets soldiers at US military installation Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump arrives at US military installation Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive in Seoul on Nov 7, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania board Air Force One as they depart for Seoul, from US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Japanese internet sensation Pikotaro, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, posted photos with US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his official Facebook page on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/PIKOTARO

US President Trump toasts after delivers a speech at the opening of a welcome dinner hosted by PM Abe. PHOTO: AFP

US President Trump toasts with PM Abe (left) at the opening of the welcome dinner. PHOTO: AFP

First lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump are applauded as they arrive to a state banquet with PM Abe, at Akasaka Palace. PHOTO: NYTIMES

US First Lady Melania Trump (centre) speaks to a student while attending a calligraphy class of 4th graders with Mrs Akie Abe (left). PHOTO: AFP

US First Lady Melania Trump (right) writes calligraphy with the help of a school girl. PHOTO: AFP

US First Lady Melania Trump (left) shows her calligraphy next to Mrs Akie Abe (right), wife Japan's prime minister, while attending a calligraphy class of 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A caligraphy (centre) written by US First Lady Melania Trump is seen while attending a calligraphy class. Mrs Trump and Mrs Abe wrote Chinese characters together meaning "Peace". PHOTO: AFP

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feeding the koi fish at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: NYTIMES

US President Donald Trump (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) feed koi fish during a welcoming ceremony. PHOTO: AFP

US President Trump (centre) watches as his wife, US First Lady Melania Trump shakes hands with PM Abe during a meeting with families who have had relatives abducted by North Korea. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump addresses US and Japanese business leaders as US Ambassador Bill Hagerty (left) watches on, in Tokyo, on Nov 6. PHOTO: AFP

US President Trump and Japan's PM Shinzo Abe (right) attend a press conference at Akasaka Palace. PHOTO: AFP

US President Trump shakes hands with Japan's PM Abe (right) during the news conference. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump (third from left) talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito (left) while his wife Melania (fourth from left) talks with Empress Michiko (right) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

(From left) US First Lady Melania, US President Donald Trump, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

(From left) US First Lady Melania, US President Donald Trump, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump departs after a round of golf with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan, on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe along the cart path as they play a round of golf at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan, on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak through interpreters as they sit down to lunch before a round of golf at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump (left) holds up a hat with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a luncheon at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US President Donald Trump (left) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he arrives for a luncheon at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US First Lady Melania Trump (right) is welcomed by Japanese First Lady Akie Abe upon arriving at Mikimoto Ginza Main Store in the fashionable Ginza district of Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

US first lady Melania Trump and Akie Abe, wife of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pose for photo at Mikimoto Pearl head shop in Tokyo's Ginza district, Japan, on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Supporters hold signs as they wait for US President Donald Trump outside Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks with members of US military services and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) at the US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump addresses members of US military services and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) at the US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump puts on a flight jacket as he arrives to address members of US military services and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) at the US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump preparing to deliver a speech at the US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump holds a photograph of himself while First Lady Melania Trump looks on, as they greet attendees after arriving at US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo on Nov 5, 2017.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk through an honour cordon after arriving at US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo, on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at US Air Force Yokota base in Fussa, Tokyo, on Nov 5, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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