Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe famously appeared at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics dressed as Super Mario during the closing ceremonies as a part of the official handover.

Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears as the Nintendo game character “Super Mario” during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 21, 2016.

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears as the Nintendo game character Super Mario during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 21, 2016 ...

TOKYO – Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics before ...

TOKYO – Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics before ...

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo. Skip to main content.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo. Skip to main content.

Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics before 70,000 at the ...

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo.

TOKYO (AP) — Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics before ...