JapanSugoi

It was only a matter of time when the Japanese government was going to create the new post “Anime Amabassador” to harness the power of pop culture in diplomacy.  The unusual government post to promote Japanese culture through anime to the rest of the world, went to one of Japan’s best loved and most popular creatures Doraemon.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the popular cartoon robot cat as “anime ambassador,” handing a human-sized Doraemon doll an official certificate at an inauguration ceremony, along with dozens of “dorayaki” red bean pancakes — his favorite dessert — piled on a huge plate.

Doraemon — through voice actress Wasabi Mizuta, who spoke from behind a sliding paper screen — promised Komura that “Through my cartoons, I hope to convey to people abroad what ordinary Japanese people think, our lifestyles and what kind of future we want to build.”

We just want to know when the Japanese government will appoint a Japanese gravure idol like Aki Hoshino as an ambassador?