Godzilla is Tokyo's newest tourism ambassador


Japanese fans may not love the latest "super-sized" Godzilla, but that doesn't mean they won't use him to lure in tourists.
On Thursday, Tokyo welcomed Godzilla as its latest special resident and tourism ambassador in the Shinjuku ward, The Associated Press reports. Tokyo unveiled a 172-foot Godzilla head at an office of Toho, the studio that created the original Godzilla film in 1954. Toho is planning to release a Godzilla reboot next year.
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Shinjuku Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi explained to AP that places Godzilla destroys on film will succeed in actual life. "Godzilla is a character that is the pride of Japan," Yoshizumi said.
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