Great moments in politics...

At least when Japan gives out ambassadorships, they give them to those who deserve it, like giant robot cartoon animals. I'm a little worried about the caption, though.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, left, shakes hands with comic book character Doraemon, a robotic cat, as fellow character Nobita, right, looks on

Actually, he's shaking hands with someone dressed as Doraemon as fellow costume fetishist Nobita looks on. Just wanted to clear that up. And sneak in the phrase "costume fetishist" to boost my Google traffic.

And maybe that should be "giant cartoon robot animals". Giant cartoon animal robots? Hmmm...