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NEWS: Lucky Star, Gigantor Made Honorary Residents of Hometowns




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samuelp
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:22 pm Reply with quote
Note to Japanese government:

This is NOT an effective method of counteracting Japan's population decline.
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ninjapet



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:38 pm Reply with quote
any one think this is a little overboard?
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Sakagami Tomoyo



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:31 pm Reply with quote
samuelp wrote:
Note to Japanese government:

This is NOT an effective method of counteracting Japan's population decline.


No-one said it was. It's only intended as a means of boosting local economies a bit.
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FaytLein



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:51 pm Reply with quote
So now Japan has the Izumi family, Tetsujin 28 and Tetsuwan Atom as official citizens of Japan. How long till Doraemon or Lupin are made citizens?
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hara



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:35 am Reply with quote
Makes sense.
There are otaku who want to marry 2D girls so it's only natural that they need to be registered as citizens first Wink
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:40 am Reply with quote
Only in Japan can something like this happen.
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Takeyo



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:47 am Reply with quote
Sakagami Tomoyo wrote:
samuelp wrote:
Note to Japanese government:

This is NOT an effective method of counteracting Japan's population decline.


No-one said it was. It's only intended as a means of boosting local economies a bit.


Still funny, though.
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