Yeah, FM as in foreign minister! How many celebrities can say they talked to a foreign minister from some country? Like Japan perhaps? Guess only Hayden Panettiere has that distinction! Yeah! =) And the event that brought about this not-so-ordinary meeting was her involvement in the Save the Whales Again! campaign. She recalls her horrendous experience in Japan:

“I was absolutely beside myself the whole time. They wanted to arrest me, but it created such a wonderful stir in America and around the world that it was the biggest step forward we’ve ever had with the problem.”

Hayden Panettiere was, of course, speaking about her anti-whaling activities in Japan that led an issuance of arrest warrant against her. But luckily, it was pulled out. Hayden shares,

“At the end of January, I spent four days in Washington DC visiting the embassies of Japan, Norway and Iceland, the whaling nations. I spoke to the foreign minister of Japan and I think that they’ve lifted the arrest warrant, because I was at the embassy and that would have been interesting locked in a jail cell below the embassy in DC, but he welcomed me back so unless it’s a trap I think I can go back to Japan now.”

LOL! I certainly hope it’s not a trap! :p Hayden Panettiere then recounts her encounter with the esteemed Japanese minister:

“He was so polite, respectful and kind and told me: ‘You are the most welcome guest that I’ve ever had.‘ I was like, ‘Shit, really! Thanks. I don’t know how much I believe you, but thanks.’ We spoke about how Japan looks at Sea Shepherd as if they are a terrorist organisation, and about how whaling can be stopped.”