Not So Big in Japan

This week, President Obama gave a rather unusual gift to the Queen of England- an iPod with all of her favorite tunes it it. Not as widely reported was the iPod Obama gave to Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. Some were put off by this gesture but don't understand why. Here are some of the top selections that he thought the prime minister would like based on their Japanese connotations:

"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"We Like the Cars that Go Boom" - Le Tigre
"East of the Sun" - Joshua Redman
"Mr. Roboto" - Styx
"Lovers in Japan" - Coldplay
"Just a Friend" - Biz Markie
"What's Up With All That Tentacle Porn?" - The Jonas Brothers
"Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix a Lot
"iGo to Japan" - iCarly
"A Lapdance is So Much Better When a Stripper is Crying" - Bloodhound Gang