Abe says he didn't want to cosplay as Mario at 2016 Olympics
Abe says he didn’t want to cosplay as Mario at 2016 Olympics Oct. 24, 2020 06:26 am JST Oct. 24, 2020 | 03:53 pm JST TOKYO One of the biggest surprises of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics didn’t come on the field, in the pool, or in an arena, but during the closing ceremony when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popped out of a pipe dressed as video game legend Super Mario, as part of the baton being passed to the Summer Games next host nation. But as memorable as the moment was, it almost didn’t happen. Abe resigned in August due to health issues, and with the e...
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