After helping Barack Obama sweep to victory in the US election, the president-elects motto of "change" was Friday declared character of the year by a monk at one of Japan's most respected temples.  Using a calligraphy brush to write the single character on a wooden platform as tourists looked on, Seihan Mori, chief monk at Kiyomizu temple in the ancient capital  of Kyoto, declared "change" to be Japan's character of the year.      The event was hosted by a Kyoto-based group that promotes the use of "kanji," the Chinese characters used in the Japanese language.      The public sent in 111,200 nominations  for the kanji of the year.      Of those, a majority 5.42 percent approved of "change," followed by "gold," suggesting the Beijing Olympics, and "fall" to show the global market decre.ase.      "I think it is an expression of the Japanese peoples wishes to see political, economic and societal changes, as they were impressed by Mr. Obama's message of change," Mori said. He added that climate change also drew people attention to the significance of "change".      The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation(JKATF) has been conducting a poll  on the year's kanii each year since 1995. Last year's top choice was 'Nise' (fake). Which of the following is true according to the passage?
The chief monk at Kiyomizu temple decided the kanji of 2008. 3 kanjis are nominated for this year's poll. "gold" is also selected the kanji of the year. The kanji event has been hosted by JKATF for more than 10 years.