JAPAN: Japanese students cheer Obama victory

Record ID: 327834

  • Title: JAPAN: Japanese students cheer Obama victory
  • Date: 7th November 2012
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 7, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF JAPANESE SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOUTING "OBAMA" IN CELEBRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO AFTER MEDIA REPORTS BARACK OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION AS PRESIDENT U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN JOHN ROOS CELEBRATING WITH STUDENTS BESIDE CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF OBAMA EVENT IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 18-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NANA SASAKI SAYING: "It was what I wanted. The full results are still to come, but I'm really happy." FEMALE STUDENT SAYING "HE'S BIG" LOOKING AT CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF OBAMA MORE OF PEOPLE GATHERING IN EVENT HALL VARIOUS OF JAPANESE SCHOOL STUDENTS CASTING MOCK VOTES (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 15-YEAR-OLD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RUIKI KANEYASU SAYING: "Obama has said he will keep the peace as his priority, so I think Obama is a better option for Japan." BALLOT BOXES WOMAN TALKING BEFORE ELECTION POSTERS ROOS AND STUDENTS POSING FOR CAMERA WITH CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF OBAMA ROOS AND STUDENTS CLAPPING HANDS
  • Embargoed: 22nd November 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Japan
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA4YCUJH3XDEZ8ZM8YEBY0459PL
  • Story Text: Japanese schoolchildren celebrate as U.S. media report President Barack Obama's re-election.


    Japanese school students cheered at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo as news of U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election came in as they learnt the basics of U.S. democracy.
    Over hundred students from schools across Japan shouted "Obama" along with U.S. Ambassador John Roos and a cardboard cut-out of Obama after U.S. media began calling Obama the victor of the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections.
    "It was want I wanted. The full tally are still to come, but I'm really happy," an 18-year-old participant Nana Sasaki said.
    Students were at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to learn with hands-on experience about the U.S. electoral process as they cast their own mock votes while watching the live TV coverage of the election.
    One of the participants hoped Obama's re-election would help Japan with its diplomatic rows with its neighboring China and South Korea.
    "Obama has said he will keep the peace as his priority, so I think Obama is a better option for Japan," said a junior high school student Ruiki Kaneyasu.
    Japanese students on Wednesday also voted in favor of Obama, but overwhelmingly at 82 votes to 12.
    U.S. Consulates in other Japanese cities including Nagoya, Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Naha held similar events in a bid to help hundreds of Japanese students understand U.S. electoral system.
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