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Japan's new envoys aim to spread cute to the world external link

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 New Zealand Last May, the Hello Kitty cartoon character became Japan's tourism ambassador and a cartoon cat, Doraemon, was named the "anime ambassador" a few months before that. All represent an effort by the Foreign Ministry to advertise Japanese culture in a ...

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10 Months Ago, Sin Chew Daily says (in Anime ambassador external link) Japanese cartoon character "Doraemon," who has been appointed the country's first Anime Ambassador, posing with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura ...

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And Inquirer.net says (in Japan officials promote hip Japan external link)  Philippines
The government has picked the far more family friendly cartoon characters to promote Japan, and last year appointed robotic hero cat 'Doraemon' as the nation's first "Anime Ambassador". The foreign ministry has also supported a world summit of cosplay ...

Thumbnail 12 Months Ago, fr.truveo.com says (in Asking him out on video! external link) He was so hot, i just had to ask him out! Japanese comic book character Doraemon, a robotic cat, was named Japan’s first anime ambassador. At the ...

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13 Months Ago, eTaiwan News says (in Japan's new envoys aim to spread cute to the world external link)  Taiwan
Last May, the Hello Kitty cartoon character became Japan's tourism ambassador and a cartoon cat, Doraemon, was named the "anime ambassador" a few months before that. All represent an effort by the Foreign Ministry to advertise Japanese culture in a ...

17 Months Ago, Emmanuel from International Political Economy Zone says (in International Political Economy Zone: <b>Japan</b> Explores &quot;<b>Manga</b> Diplomacy&quot; external link) If many Japanese-language students had their druthers, they'd probably want a pair of cool cats to helm their classes. In May, Japan designated Hello Kitty as a tourism ambassador, two months after Doraemon, the aqua-hued robot feline, ...

And Borglobe says (in General News external link)  Sudan -
In May, Japan designated Hello Kitty as a tourism ambassador, two months after Doraemon, the aqua-hued robot feline, was named the nation's first cartoon ...

18 Months Ago, Globe and Mail says (in Welcome to the culture of cute external link)  Canada - Oct 31, 2008
And why earlier this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed the character Doraemon — an animated cat — as its cultural ambassador. ...


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