Yes we did. That's what residents in the Sea of Japan town of Obama were chanting Wednesday during a boisterous celebration following Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election.
Nearly 150 Obama supporters, including a number of Americans, were on hand to celebrate Barack Obama's victory as America's next president.
Until the U.S. presidential campaign attracted international media attention, the town had been known in Japan more for its fresh seafood, proximity to nuclear power plants and for being home to two Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, than as a bastion of ardent support for a U.S. presidential candidate.