Doraemon， a Japans robot cat from the future， celebrated turning minus 100 years old by been given official residence of the city where he will be born.

The electronic blue feline， whose cartoon exploits have captivated children across Asia， has been given a residency certificate for Kawasaki， a city near Tokyo， on September 3， exactly a century ahead of his supposed birth.

The city， in which the characters creator lived， is also home to a popular museum of all things Doraemon and plans to issue copies of the time-travelling robot cats residency certificate to fans and visitors.

“Doraemon was created and born in Kawasaki city. In that sense， he has always been a city resident，” Mayor Takao Abe told reporters， according to the online edition of the local Kanagawa Shimbun newspaper.

“I hope （the residency certificate） will bring the museum closer to many people，” he said.

The certificate gave Doraemons birthday as September 3， 2112， as well as listing his likes—pastries—and his dislikes—mice.

Doraemon was sent back in time from the 22nd century by a young boy who wanted to alter his familys historical misfortune.

His magic pocket provides an endless supply of fantastical gadgets that help his young friend Nobita Nobi navigate the trials of everyday life.

The character first appeared in manga strips in 1969， making the transition to small and big screen over the following decades.

Doraemon remains enormously popular in Japan， serving as an instantly recognisable cultural reference across generations.

The cartoon series also has a large following in the rest of Asia， including in China and South Korea.

為了慶祝來(lái)自未來(lái)的日本機(jī)器貓哆啦A夢(mèng)負(fù)100歲的生日，哆啦A夢(mèng)被注冊(cè)成為該市的正式居民。

這只藍(lán)色的電子貓?jiān)?月3日這天，也就是他“出生日期”前整一個(gè)世紀(jì)時(shí)，獲得川崎市的居民戶籍證書。川崎市是東京附近的一個(gè)城市。機(jī)器貓?jiān)诳ㄍㄆ械挠⒂率论E已經(jīng)俘獲了亞洲各地兒童的心。

哆啦A夢(mèng)的創(chuàng)造者居住的這個(gè)城市也是十分受歡迎的哆啦A夢(mèng)博物館的所在地，而且該市還計(jì)劃向哆啦A夢(mèng)的粉絲和游客發(fā)行他的居民戶籍證書的復(fù)印件。哆啦A夢(mèng)是一只能夠穿越時(shí)空的機(jī)器貓。

根據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)厣衲未ㄐ侣勆绲木W(wǎng)絡(luò)報(bào)紙，該市市長(zhǎng)安倍高雄告訴記者說(shuō)：“哆啦A夢(mèng)是在川崎市被創(chuàng)造和誕生的。從這一意義上來(lái)講，他將永遠(yuǎn)是本市的居民?！?/p>

他說(shuō)：“我希望它（這張居民戶籍證書）能讓許多人走近哆啦A夢(mèng)博物館?！?/p>

這一戶籍證將把哆啦A夢(mèng)的出生日期登記為2112年9月3日，并將列出他的喜好——甜點(diǎn)，和他討厭的東西——老鼠。

哆啦A夢(mèng)是被一個(gè)想改變家族不幸歷史的小男孩從22世紀(jì)派回到現(xiàn)代的。

哆啦A夢(mèng)的魔法口袋能提供無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的奇妙玩意兒，幫助他年幼的朋友野比大雄渡過(guò)日常生活中的種種磨難。

這一卡通人物1969年首次出現(xiàn)在連環(huán)畫冊(cè)中，在接下來(lái)的幾十年間改編成動(dòng)畫片登上電視和電影屏幕。

哆啦A夢(mèng)在日本依然非常受歡迎，它是幾代人都能夠一眼認(rèn)出的文化參照物。

這部卡通系列在包括中國(guó)和韓國(guó)在內(nèi)的亞洲其他國(guó)家也擁有龐大的粉絲群。

【注釋】

feline [′fi：lain] n. 貓科動(dòng)物exploit [′ekspl?it] n. 英勇事跡，英勇行為

navigate [′n?viɡeit] vt.（安全地）通過(guò)，走過(guò)，渡過(guò)manga strips 連環(huán)畫