On Twitter, this picture was trending, but nobody commented on the fact that Shinto was standing with the same body language as Trump. Also, @ThonasWictor said, in Japan, it’s rude to stand with your hands in your pockets, as one of the Japanese persons is doing. I think that means he doesn’t respect Merkel.
Here’s where @ThomasWictor writes that the Japanese never put their hands in their pockets.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ThomasWictor/status/1005647292752248833