Doraemon Appointed "Anime Ambassador"
TOKYO - MARCH 19: (L to R) Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, Japanese popular cartoon characters Doraemon and Nobita-kun attend the Anime Ambassador inauguration ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 19, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Doraemon, the fictional robotic cat, will be the first 'anime ambassador', and is intended to promote popular Japanese culture abroad. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
