The U.S. elections have been generating a lot of interest in Japan, especially in towns where they share the same name with a certain president-to-be. In the town of Obama (小浜 meaning 'small beach') in Fukuii prefecture, the locals are having a field day making anything and everything that bears references to the Illinois senator: from T-shirts to steamed cakes. The Democratic presidential nominee even wrote a letter of thanks and acknowledgment to the small town, which numbers 32,000 residents.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4A21RV20081103
Oh and by the way... Congratulations Barack Obama.
