Japan appoints cartoon ambassador
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080319/capt.c0fa8b5a65c24a51a87eaf801759d6d6.japan_doraemon_anime_ambassador__xits101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ZZwsQW7vhxlneAxUF9MtnQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Japan's popular comic book characters, robotic cat 'Doraemon', center, and Nobita, right, are flanked by Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, after Komura named Doraemon for Japan's first Anime Ambassador at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Doraemon will work as the main promoter of Japan's pop culture to the world. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_on_fe_st/odd_japan_cartoon_ambassador)AP - Japan has created an unusual government post to promote animation, and named a perfect figure Wednesday to the position: a popular cartoon robot cat named Doraemon.</p><br clear="all"/>
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