It all started a couple of years ago, after the city heard from local reporters that the senator, upon arriving in Japan, joked with Japanese customs officials that he was from Obama, Fukui Prefecture.The best thing out of this story was this picture of a souvenir bean paste cake:True or not, the story prompted Mayor Toshio Murakami to send the candidate a long thank-you letter in January 2007, explaining the history of the city and saying Obama's comments, in jest or not, "helped advertise our city."
Included in the letter was a gift of high-quality chopsticks made in Obama.
Delicious.
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