The Japanese media have reported that Chinese bloggers are talking about the striking resemblance between newly elected Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a character from the anime Doraemon:

Apparently Fukuda’s name sounds exactly like that of Doraemon’s buddy Nobita when it is read in Chinese, so it didn’t take very long for people to draw the connection between the two bespectacled boys. Bloggers commented on the power of Doraemon backing up Japan’s new Prime Minister and posted pictures demonstrating their physical similarity, as shown in the video above. Lets hope the similarities end there, since Nobita has been described as the following:

Nobita is the biggest loser of all anime history. Nobita is clumsy, crys a lot, gets zeros on all his tests, sucks at all sports, and always gets bullied by Jyian and Suneo. He is the boy that Doraemon helps A LOT. He is the one that messes up everything that Doraemon gives him. Now that I think of it, Doraemon is pretty stupid to give him all the gadgets. Without the help of Doraemon, he would probably be dead right now.

Even if Nobita is a lame and stupid character, I suppose the reaction of Chinese bloggers is still a sign of improving Sino-Japanese relations…