Japan's New Ambassador: Doraemon, the Robot Cat!

Posted by Alex in Cartoon & Comic, Politics on March 21, 2008 at 4:52 pm


Japan has just appointed a new ambassador: Doraemon the robot cat!

Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the cat an "anime ambassador," handing a human-sized Doraemon doll an official certificate at an inauguration ceremony, along with dozens of "dorayaki" red bean pancakes
— his favorite dessert — piled on a huge plate.

Komura told the doll, with an unidentified person inside, that he hoped he would widely promote Japanese animated cartoons, or "anime."

Link (Photo: Itsuo Inouye / AP) – Thanks Sal!


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5 comments to "Japan's New Ambassador: Doraemon, the Robot Cat!"

  1. R,S
    March 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    wow only in Japan

  2. Geekazoid
    March 21st, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Nothing unique, other countries have cultural icons. Nice to see something different for a change, and doraemon has been around forever. Way better than fighting wars.

  3. VonSkippy
    March 21st, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    Where's his whale harpoon?

  4. Sofar
    March 22nd, 2008 at 3:11 am

    Any weirder than Mickey Mouse?

  5. heather
    March 23rd, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    Cute, but Domo-kun will always be first in my heart!


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