Welcome to Obama City, Japan

Residents cycle past "I Love Obama'" poster in support US Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama in Obama city, western Japan in this November 4, 2008 file photo.A Japanese town named Obama is pulled out the stops in the hope its adopted son will win the White House next week. This ancient fishing town of 32,000 people -- Obama means "small shore" in Japanese -- has been rooting for the Democratic senator from Illinois ever since he became a viable candidate for the American presidency. (TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)