Now that the curtain has closed on the Rio Summer Olympics, athletes will begin to set their sights on Tokyo 2020 where they may compete to earn. recycled consumer electronics.
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The film also featured cameos from Hello Kitty, Captain Tsubasa and Doraemon.
Abe and the Tokyo organizing committee leaned heavily on the country’s cultural contributions-Mario, manga, along with other video game and anime characters-but the signature moment was a massive nod to a single brand, getting Nintendo some much-needed love since its recent stock rise-and-dive over who made Pokemon Go. The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, emerged from the pipe in the Olympic stadium. But one of the major highlights of the closing ceremony was the entry of Japan’ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Brazil breathed the sigh of relief after witnessing the carnival-like ceremony take over the Games amidst, corruption scandals, protests and chaos. Mario from the ever-popular Nintendo game. Then came the debacle over the 2020 logo, which was scrapped and replaced amid allegations of plagiarism.
Watch the above video via Twitter, and we’ll see ya in Tokyo.
Organizers for the Tokyo Olympics are reportedly considering a plan to use Japan’s large “urban mine” – which collects 650,000 tons of discarded consumer electronics annually – as a source for medal makeup.
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Last night marked the official closing of the Summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and all things considered history will likely remember the games favorably.
