Doraemon birthday

Doraemon birthday

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2012, shows a "special resident certificate" for comic and animation character Doraemon (L) that was issued by the Kawasaki city government. In the comics, created by cartoonist and Kawasaki resident Fujiko F Fujio, Doraemon is said to have been born on Sept. 3, 2112.

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