Obama Japan

PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes On Obama's Asia Tour

Posted 05.25.2011

President Obama returned to the U.S. Sunday after a 10 day tour of Asia that took him through India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. From the region...

Japan and NATO Are Ready for the U.S. to Reduce Nuclear Weapons

Alyn Ware | Posted 05.25.2011

Alyn Ware

The idea of a regional nuclear-weapon-free zone has inspired a newly established cross-party group of Japanese and South Korean parliamentarians to meet for the first time next week to discuss its feasibility.

Obama Becomes Japan's English Teacher

nytimes.com | MIKI TANIKAWA | Posted 05.25.2011

TOKYO When Utako Sakai was changing the background music in her beauty parlor recently, she did not opt for the classical piano pieces she usually cho...

Japan Relations At A Low As Obama Visits

nytimes.com | HELENE COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America's relations with Japan are at their most contentious since the tr...

Obama's Asia Trip: Day-To-Day Highlights

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

A day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's weeklong trip to Asia: Thursday, Nov. 12:...

Hatoyama's U.S. Policy May Backfire

Devin Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

Devin Stewart

If Japan truly wants to serve as a "bridge" between the United States and Asia or the West and East, it will need good relations with both sides.

Japan's New Leader Reassures U.S. On Alliance

nytimes.com | MARTIN FACKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

TOKYO -- Scrambling to mend fences with his country's biggest ally, Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, told the United States ambassador on Thursday...

Obama Sushi: Japanese Chef Turns American President Into Food

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Via BoingBoing, a Japanese chef has made American President Barack Obama into delicious sushi. "Obama's skin is small shrimp," the chef says. "Hair ...

Japanese Blackface Obama: Yes We Can Be Incredibly Inappropriate (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Gabe over at Videogum found this amazing video of a Japanese blackface version of Obama. The video, posted on inauguration day, shows "Barack" and "Mi...

Japanese Use Obama's Speeches To Learn English

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

TOKYO — Aspiring English speakers in Japan have made President Barack Obama's book of speeches and accompanying CD a national best-seller. In A...

McCain, North Carolina: Small Town Has Prison, Turkey Processing Plant

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

Last weekend NPR did a report on the towns of Obama, Japan and McCain, North Carolina. Of McCain they say "what's left of it is a prison, down the roa...

Obama, Japan Goes Crazy For Obama (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

The fishing village of Obama, Japan has it bad for Barack. The local 'Obama Girls' specialize in hula dancing to honor his birthplace. The town sells ...

Mobile Phone Monkey Business: A Japanese Primate Plays Obama

Earnest Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Earnest Harris

In the Japanese ad, the crowd excitedly cheers and holds up placards with the word "change" emblazoned upon them. The speaker at the podium dressed in a nice blue suit is a monkey.