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Japan's foreign minister appoints Pokemon's Pikachu and cartoon cat Hello Kitty as cultural ambassadors in a bid to bring the 2025 World Expo to the country
2017-11-30
[DailyMail] - Foreign Minister Taro Kono announced the new ambassadors on Twitter Tuesday

- Japan is hoping that Osaka will be chosen as the host for the 2025 World Expo

- The characters will be used for pamphlets and gifts to promote the city's bid

- Osaka is competing against cities in France, Russia, and Azerbaijan for the expo
I only wish Mr. Trump could have been the one to come up with something like this. To observe the reaction had he appointed (with tongue firmly planted in cheek), say, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man as our official "Cultural Ambassador" with The University of Alabama marching band performing the theme from Ghost-busters in the background.

This would be CNN:

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