Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears at closing ceremony as Mario - Polidicks

[img]https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/23/world/22ABEMARIO/22ABEMARIO-master768.jpg[/img] [quote]Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise appearance in the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony — not as himself, but the famous Nintendo gaming character Mario. In the handover to Tokyo for the 2020 Games, a video featuring all things Japan — including sumo wrestling, bullet trains, PAC-MAN, Doraemon and Hello Kitty — played at the ceremony. The animation ended with Mario teleporting from the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo to the closing ceremony in Rio. Then, from a massive green pipe in the Macarena stadium out popped someone dressed as Mario. After ripping off the iconic overalls and hat, Mr Abe was revealed. "The Japanese Government will work hard so it will be the best Olympics ever," Mr Abe said.[/quote] [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-22/shinzo-abe-makes-appearance-at-closing-ceremony-as-mario/7772454[/url] (1:15) [media]https://youtu.be/FNuqKVG781I[/media] Also could a mod add Rio Olympics to the title

Actually pretty excited for Japan to host it.

At least he wasn't dressed as an anime character.

I think that Japan is one of the few countries in the world that aren't going to be hurt economically by hosting the Olympics.

Japan Olympics is gonna be lit

Ok that was rad as fuck and what the Olympics should be instead of being put in corrupt, disease torn countries. Go Japan.

Finally a city that isn't plagued by either political controversy or actual plague. This should be a fun one to hear about.

Hopefully during Japan's opening ceremonies, they just project this onto the ground. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15o[/media]

I know where I'm going for my 2020 summer vacation time.

I hope Miku Hatsune will be the official mascot of Tokyo 2020.

[QUOTE=Chaitin;50931611]I hope Miku Hatsune will be the official mascot of Tokyo 2020.[/QUOTE] shes already the official mascot of dominos pizza, though

[QUOTE=Fapplejack;50931401]Finally a city that isn't plagued by either political controversy or actual plague. This should be a fun one to hear about.[/QUOTE] Don't jinx it, 2020 is far and who knows if 2016 will be the only shit year till then

[QUOTE=Chaitin;50931611]I hope Miku Hatsune will be the official mascot of Tokyo 2020.[/QUOTE] People barely know of it though. It's bound to be either Pikachu or Mario.

I want to see artists renditions of Prime Minister in the rain holding the ball all dramatically.

i honestly dont understand japan at all, its run by stuffier old men than the US but at the same time they are perfectly fine with doing things like this, if obama did this it would be a national embarasment (on some news outlets anyways)

[QUOTE=Sableye;50931987]i honestly dont understand japan at all, its run by stuffier old men than the US but at the same time they are perfectly fine with doing things like this, if obama did this it would be a national embarasment (on some news outlets anyways)[/QUOTE] They're possibly more united as a people? I have no idea about anything japanese Although I'll bet nobody brings snowballs indoors to deny climate change and keeps saying the president is muslim

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;50931771]shes already the official mascot of dominos pizza, though[/QUOTE] Mascot can jump be a round pizza with only tomato paste Fits perfectly

Start stockpiling your hentai boys, the end is nigh.

[QUOTE=mark6789;50931386]Ok that was rad as fuck and what the Olympics should be instead of being put in corrupt, disease torn countries. Go Japan.[/QUOTE] Boy, imagine if some Godzilla like monster showed up... I wonder if Rio would be considered better in comparison.

Every racist should be like Super Mario... He's an Italian plumber created by Japanese people, who speaks English, looks like a Mexican, jumps like a black man and steals coins like a Jew. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Racist" - Bradyns))[/highlight]

Japan Olympics will be like a different planet then the sad Rio Olympics.

A lotta years till 2020, might start learning japanese.

Tokyo's going to face a huge logistical challenges. Moving people around the city is going to be their olympic project.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;50933888]We've faced the biggest logistical challenges and made a lot of sacrifices to modernize the infrastructure of the country to host the olympics and all we get is mean comments and swimmers fucking our image :([/QUOTE] Let it go. It was a spectacle and people are just sad that it didn't burst into flames while everybody ran around with Zika and Dengue during an armed robbery.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;50933888]We've faced the biggest logistical challenges and made a lot of sacrifices to modernize the infrastructure of the country to host the olympics and all we get is mean comments and swimmers fucking our image :([/QUOTE] Maybe it unfortunately didn't do much for the country's national image but at least you guys keep all the nice new infrastructure. Out of curiosity, how are you liking Temer?

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;50933888]We've faced the biggest logistical challenges and made a lot of sacrifices to modernize the infrastructure of the country to host the olympics and all we get is mean comments and swimmers fucking our image :([/QUOTE] Fam you better be jesting

[QUOTE=Saints;50931927]People barely know of it though. It's bound to be either Pikachu or Mario.[/QUOTE] Or more likely it's going to be an original character created for the event like every other olympic mascot.

[QUOTE=Chaitin;50931611]I hope Miku Hatsune will be the official mascot of Tokyo 2020.[/QUOTE] Knowing Japan, there's gonna be entirely new mascots made for their Olympics. Probably a brother/sister duo who symbolize their country.

[QUOTE=Fapplejack;50931401]Finally a city that isn't plagued by either political controversy or actual plague. This should be a fun one to hear about.[/QUOTE] From a place with overt corruption to a place with covert corruption! Progress! [QUOTE=Steam-Pixie;50932286]Every racist should be like Super Mario... He's an Italian plumber created by Japanese people, who speaks English, looks like a Mexican, jumps like a black man and steals coins like a Jew. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Racist" - Bradyns))[/highlight][/QUOTE] It's like I'm really in the year 2007! [QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;50934324]Knowing Japan, there's gonna be entirely new mascots made for their Olympics. Probably a brother/sister duo who symbolize their country.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the incest. It's not a proper anime Brother/Sister duo without the incest.

Calling it now, there's going to be an "Olympics-Chan" mascot made just for the 2020 Olympics. She'll probably get her own mini-series on YouTube or something.