obama in japanese
In response, Mr. Aso — seated to the president’s right by the Oval Office fireplace, and speaking in English — said that the U.S. and Japan “will have to work together hand in hand. [1]
Sen. Barack Obama becomes the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party. [2]
The residents of Obama City in Fukui Prefecture in central Japan cannot contain their excitement about the prospect of having someone named “Obama” being the U.S. president. [3]
During Friday’s news coverage of Barack Obama’s speech at the DNC, one network decided to compensate for its lack of access to the real Obama by interviewing a Japanese Barack Obama impersonator. [4]
Internationally-loved Barack Obama is not surprisingly big in Japan (especially Obama, Japan). [5]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to the Oval Office on Tuesday, in a visit that appeared calculated in part for political effect. [1]
“It’s a testimony to the strong partnership between the United States and Japan,” Obama said, sitting next to Aso in the Oval Office. [6]
Covering Japan probably was not part of the campaign strategy for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. [3]
TOKYO — A Gallup Poll conducted in late June and early July 2008 finds Japanese support Barack Obama over John McCain in the U.S. presidential election. [7]
Heck, Speed Racer, which started out as a Japanese cartoon in the 1960s, even has a monkey character. [8]
It began when Obama as a Senator gave a 2006 interview to Japanese television network TBS where he noted that, when passing through customs in Narita Airport, an official looking at his visa said that he was from Obama. [9]
The group members gathered and monitored the results of Super Tuesday primaries as many Japanese TV stations gave a blow-by-blow report of the voting. [3]
Obama’s location in Fukui, Japan. [9]
March 4: A small fishing town in Japan is supporting its namesake U.S. presidential candidate, Barack Obama. [2]
The African Americans felt the monkey was a visual racial slur directed at Obama and all blacks. [8]
Sources:
[1] Obama Praises Japanese Partnership - WSJ.com
[2] Obama thanks namesake Japanese town
[3] Japanese Town of Obama Has New Hero - ABC News
[4] Barack Obama on Japanese TV | Japan Probe
[5] Japanese Think Obama Is Bananas - ANIMAL
[6] Obama Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Aso
[7] Japanese Back Obama Over McCain
[8] Japanese Ad Features Monkey As Obama | Sweetness & Light
[9] Obama, Fukui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia