Residents of the Japanese city of Obama celebrated the inauguration of the President of the United States.

In the Japanese city of Obama, January 20, celebrations were held at the inauguration of Barack Obama, the Associated Press. Near the local Buddhist temple were singers Hawaiian hula dance.
The name of Obama is translated as "little beach", and its population is 32 thousand. Its residents during the presidential race in the United States actively supported Barack Obama, and in November 2008, staged a celebration on his victory.
In addition, the celebration for the inauguration of the forty-fourth President of the United States are also in Indonesia, where Barack Obama lived for several years as a child. In celebration involved his ex-school students who sing solemn hymns, Obama and former classmates get together to watch the broadcast inaugural address the new prezidenta.Zhiteli Jakarta hopes that Obama will visit Indonesia during the first hundred days of his presidency.
In Hong Kong, Democrats, Republicans and the League of Women Voters will celebrate the inauguration together. On the same day in the local museum of wax figures will be presented to the figure of the new President of the United States.