Japanese leader pays homage toThe King in Elvis dreamland

US President George Bush’s going-away present to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was some kind of “good luck charm”.

Amid the ceramic monkeys, floor-and-ceiling green shag carpet and animal-head armrests of Graceland’s Jungle Room, the delighted prime minister just couldn’t hold back the Elvis lines.

All it took was a simple invitation from Mr Bush.