On Nov 6, 9:47 am, Scott Reynolds <scottr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John W. wrote:
> > How many places in Japan are named Obama? I saw one on Yahoo! the
> > other day; I assume there are probably others.
>
> The one that is in the news a lot these days is the city of Obama in
> Fukui Prefecture. In addition to the name part matching, "city of Obama"
> (小浜市) is also a homonym with "Mr. Obama" (オバマ氏). The entire city
> seems to have gone totally nuts over this thing if the TV coverage is
> any guide.
>
> There is also an Obama onsen in Nagasaki, and as Declan mentions there
> must be lots more out there.

The whole thing is a bit silly. I would understand the excitement/
curiousity etc if the President had some Japanese ancestry, Or if
someone like Eric Shinseki was appointed to a high profile position.