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• Nov. 5, 2008: Koichi Morii, an Obama citizen, holds Obama fish burgers, which are sold in the city, to celebrate Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election in Obama, western Japan. Obama had been elected the 44th president of the United States and the citizens of Obama were ecstatic.
• Nov. 5, 2008: Obama Girls, a hula dance group formed in honor of Obama's Hawaiian heritage, perform hula to celebrate Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election in Obama, western Japan. Obama had been elected U.S. president and the citizens of Obama were ecstatic.
• Nov. 5, 2008: Obama city Mayor Kouji Matsuzaki, right, and Kenyan Ambassador to Japan Dennis N.O. Awori hold extras reporting Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election in Obama, western Japan. Matsuzaki, himself won election with a campaign based on the English word 'change,' said he plans to invite Obama to visit Obama, and dispatched a congratulatory telegram to the president-elect. Awori said his country was considering building a special airport near Obama's ancestral village so he could fly in on Air Force One. Obama's father was from Kenya.
• Nov. 5, 2008: Koichi Morii, an Obama citizen, celebrates Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election as he watches the results on TV in Obama, western Japan. Obama had been elected the 44th president of the United States and the citizens of Obama were ecstatic.
• Nov. 5, 2008: Obama Girls, a hula dance group formed in honor of Obama's Hawaiian heritage, perform hula to celebrate Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election in Obama, western Japan. Obama had been elected U.S. president and the citizens of Obama were ecstatic.
• Nov. 5, 2008: U.S. residents in Japan and local residents react to the announcement that Barack Obama had won the election for the U.S. Presidency in Obama, western Japan.
• Nov. 4, 2008: A woman walks past 'I Love Obama' posters as the city supports Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Obama, western Japan. On account of the same name, Obama the city is nuts about Obama the man.
• Nov. 4, 2008: Seiji Fujihara, secretary general of 'Obama for Obama,' a local support group for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Hotel Sekumiya in Obama, western Japan. On account of the same name, Obama the city is nuts about Obama the man.
• Nov. 4, 2008: Two men run past a 'I Love Obama' banner as the city supports Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Obama, western Japan. On account of the same name, Obama the city is nuts about Obama the man.