10 Months Ago, Sin Chew Daily says (in Anime ambassador) 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)  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 ...

12 Months Ago, fr.truveo.com says (in Asking him out on video!) 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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And 3 News NZ says (in Japan's new envoys aim to spread cute to the world)  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 ...

13 Months Ago, eTaiwan News says (in Japan's new envoys aim to spread cute to the world)  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, Borglobe says (in General News)  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 ...

And Globe and Mail says (in Welcome to the culture of cute)  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. ...