November 5, 2008
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Obama, Japan Congratulates Obama
Local residents supporting President-elect Barack Obama celebrate his victory in the Japanese city of Obama, Fukui prefecture, on Wednesday.Obama means “small shore” in Japanese. The ancient fishing town of 32,000 people has been rooting for the Democrat ever since he became a viable candidate for the American presidency.
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I’ve seen several posts like this all over Xanga and about different places. It really gives me hope in a way.
This is really quite a neat fact. It seems more and more tidbits like this are popping up, and it really seems to give a sense of unity in such a broken world.
Cheers,
Taylor