So, Trump actually met the 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen' guy in Japan

Yes, there are pics.
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Johnny Lieu
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Trump hasn't been that much of a philistine during his Japan trip, despite ordering a well-done burger and dumping a whole box of fish food into a koi pond.

After all, he made time to get a photo with Japanese sensation Piko-Taro, who you might know to be behind the viral hit "Pineapple Pen Apple Pen (PPAP)" in 2016.

Piko-Taro, whose real name is Kazuhito Kosaka, met Trump at a dinner alongside Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on Monday night.

Dressed in his distinct orange faux-leopard skin outfit, Piko-Taro stood out among a mostly formal crowd at the event.

The singer and comedian was reportedly chosen because Abe wanted the dinner to be an "upbeat" affair, and Piko-Taro posted numerous photos of the event online.

"It is an honor!" Piko-Taro wrote on Facebook. You can't keep a guy like him down.

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