OSAKA — If you're traveling through Fukui Prefecture over the coming weeks, don't be surprised if you see signs, posters or even souvenir goods that say "Obama for Obama"
A group of 16 local residents in Obama, a city on the Sea of Japan coast, formed a support group for U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama last week in the hopes that if he eventually winds up in the White House, he'll bring not only change to American politics but, more importantly, make Obama a world famous name.
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.