The city of Obama, a small coastal city in central Japan where many people are known to be supporting U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama because he happens to share the same name, has received a letter from the U.S. senator addressed to Mayor Toshio... ...full story at Japan Today
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| 05 Nov 08 |
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オバマ氏当選！小浜市・小浜温泉も祝福！Celebration in Obama city, Japan »
YouTube video 2008.11.5 People in Obama city,Japan celebrating Sen.Obama's win of Presidential Election. Obama city, Fukui Pref. & Obama town, Nagasaki Pref.
福井県小浜市と長崎県雲仙市 浜町（小浜温泉）も 盛り上がってます。 |
| 07 Feb 08 |
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Fukui city hops aboard the Obama bandwagon » Japan Today U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama is getting some unexpected but enthusiastic support from people in a coastal city in central Japan named — Obama. "The name of our city happens to sound the same as his and we're hoping the name Obama will... |
| 05 Nov 08 |
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Politics › Obama city residents delighted over presidential victory » Japan Today Residents of the Japanese city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture expressed delight Wednesday over Illinois Sen Barack Obama winning the U.S. presidential election Tuesday. About… |
| 04 Oct 09 |
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Politics › Hiroshima mayor requests that Obama visit city » Japan Today Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba met with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos on Sunday and requested that U.S. President Barack Obama visit the city that… |
| 18 May 08 |
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Obama calls for Japan to drop limits on beef imports » Japan Times WASHINGTON (Kyodo) Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama urged Japan and South Korea on Friday to scrap all their controls on U.S. beef imports and fully open their beef markets. Read the full story . . . |
| 15 Jul 09 |
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Politics › U.S. president thanks Obama city for gift of chopsticks » Japan Today U.S. President Barack Obama has thanked the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, for four pairs of lacquered chopsticks that he received as an inaugural gift,… |
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