Hundreds of curious Japanese turn up to see Trump on state visit

TOKYO - Hundreds of Japanese on Saturday flocked to an airport and a hotel in Tokyo to get a glimpse of U.S. President Donald Trump who arrived in Japan on a state visit as authorities stepped up security to its maximum level.

Over 500 people swarmed into an area on the fifth floor of Tokyo's Haneda airport, using their cameras and smartphones to capture the arrival of Trump and first lady Melania as they got off Air Force One.

"I saw Air Force One for the first time and it was huge. It was worth the three-hour wait," said Mitsuhiro Nakayama, 38, who came from Utsunomiya, about 100 kilometers north of the airport.

For security reasons, authorities banned the use of trash boxes and coin lockers in areas where non-passengers can enter and closed its observation decks a few hours before and after the U.S. plane's landing at the airport.

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