Yes We Kan

First thing you need to know:

So... Japan loves Obama. In America, we were excited about having our first black president, and all the exciting things we're still hoping he might pull through on. We don't really go around shouting, "Yes we can!" anymore. When I was in Middle School here two weeks ago, one kid used the slogan in class to respond to the teacher. Yes, he could do the assignment, but, they're quoting our president.

Second thing you need to know:

America has proper Kanji in Japan, but, katakana is cooler. So, America is often アメリカ. Also, a can, in Japan, can be called a kan, with the Kanji 缶.

Those things said, I give you アメリ缶 - The Amerikan:

Under the BaaS bit, it says "私は貯金すると約束します！" which means something like, "I promise to save!" And under that is the joke from above "アメリ缶「チョコレート」" Amerikan [chokoreto], I don't know what that "人り" means, I'll have to ask Sarah later.

I'm hoping to follow up with more on interesting things about stores in Japan, but, that involves getting up the courage to bring a camera into youme town.