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Staff (5 November 2008). "Japanese City of Obama Celebrates Namesake's Victory". FOX News Network, LLC. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Obama, which means 'small beach' in Japanese, is a former fishing town that now relies almost entirely on tourism.

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"Fukui city of Obama gifts U.S. president with lacquered pen". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013.

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Staff (5 November 2008). "Japanese City of Obama Celebrates Namesake's Victory". FOX News Network, LLC. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Obama, which means 'small beach' in Japanese, is a former fishing town that now relies almost entirely on tourism.
"Official statistics of Obama City" (in Japanese). Japan: Obama City. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Individual Cases – 17 Abductees Identified by the Government of Japan Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Headquarters for the Abduction Issue, Government of Japan
"外務省: ご案内- ご利用のページが見つかりません". www.mofa.go.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
"Obama City, Fukui Prefecture". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
"Fukui Prefectural University". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
"Fukui Prefectural University". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
"Fukui Prefectural University". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
"姉妹・友好都市小浜市". www1.city.obama.fukui.jp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
Strzemien, Anya (28 November 2008). "Obama, Japan Goes Crazy For Obama (VIDEO, PHOTOS)". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2015. I look forward to a future marked by the continued friendship of our two great nations and a shared commitment to a better, freer world. I am touched by your friendly gesture, and I wish you all the best. [Something in Japanese], Barack Obama
"Thousands of kilometers away, a city rejoices". asahi.com. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.
"Fukui city of Obama gifts U.S. president with lacquered pen". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013.
"Hosshinji:The wooden seated statue of Motomitsu Takeda". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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