It's been said that the Japanese have a word for everything. They just might have a city name for just about everything as well. Lately, the city of Obama, Japan has been in the news for, ahem, obvious reasons.
Even though the city's name has nothing to do with a recently sworn-in U.S. president, that hasn't stopped the city from capitalizing on the...hype. Obama mania has swept much of the non-US world (I still don't really understand why: in 3 months it will be more of the same!) but perhaps nowhere as much as Obama, Japan.
They sang. They danced. And the sold--plenty of Obama souvenirs and trinkets. Far be it from Japanese city planners to miss an opportunity to exploit when it comes to blatant self promotion, And why not? There will no doubt be plenty of United Statesians in Japan who add Obama, Japan to their Japanese travel itinerary.
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