The inauguration of the 44th president of the United States of America was held on Tuesday Jan. 20 in Washington DC, following the Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day. There is 14 hours difference between EST and JST(Japan Standard Time) now, it was broadcasted from 1 am to 3 am this morning, which included oaths of the vice president and the president and his address, but not the parade. Today's many news programs picked up the historical events here in Japan too.
Last year Barack Obama's speeches were published as books with CD, and 400,000 copies have been sold. His persuasive speech is very popular in Japan. This inauguration address will also be published as CD soon.
Since Mr. Barack Obama started his election campaign 2 places in Japan have been known to whole nation and started supporting him because they have the same name as he does. They are Obama city in Fukui prefecture (福井県小浜市) and Obama Onsen in Nagasaki prefecture (長崎県小浜温泉). They also celebrated the new president. I believe they want Mr. President to visit their places someday.
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