Doraemon

 UK Subsequent research revealed that dorayaki may look like that, minus the whipped cream and strawberry, and is a favourite of Japanese cartoon character Doraemon. After our rollercoaster ups and downs with the inconsistent dishes, I conclude that the ...

 New Zealand Last May, the Hello Kitty cartoon character became Japan's tourism ambassador and a cartoon cat, Doraemon, was named the "anime ambassador" a few months before that. All represent an effort by the Foreign Ministry to advertise Japanese culture in a ...

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