Without a doubt, the iconic monster that taught the world the dangers of nuclear experimentation during the Cold War is one of the most iconic characters of Japan, alongside anime heroes like Goku, but it's still surprising to see that the country welcomes him - so much that the Godzilla monster 2015 has been appointed an ambassador!
Chances are that stranger things have come out of Japan, like, for example, a black bun burger or a series of computer peripherals themed as KFC products; however, the Godzilla monster 2015 appointment might be the oddest non-food related Japanese news to come out of the country in quite some time!
According to The Huffington Post, the Godzilla monster 2015 news sees the classic movie monster, called "Gojira" in its original language, getting a full welcome from Japanese capital city Tokyo, as the city extended its gratitude towards the monster as a sign of prosperity and not destruction of any city around a Pacific coast.
The Guardian reports that the fire-breathing Godzilla monster 2015 was named a special resident and tourism ambassador in one of the city's neighborhood, Shinjuku, known worldwide for its noodle restaurants and bar scene, one of the most iconic areas in the Japanese capital.
To celebrate the Godzilla monster 2015, the city unveiled a giant head of the iconic monster, towering 52 meters (171 feet) above ground, right at the Toho studio, the Japanese film company that created the original monster in 1954, giving birth to the "kaiju" genre that has been kept alive ever since, most recently in the 2013 film "Pacific Rim" and last year's remake of "Godzilla," starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen and Oscar-nominated Japanese actor Ken Watanabe.
Toho is currently producing its first film in ten years.
The Independent reports that, besides the figure's iconic status, one of the reasons for honoring the Godzilla monster in 2015 is that, historically, the cities that the monster destroys in films usually become prosper in real life - or at least that's what Shinjuku's mayor, Kenichi Yoshizumi, told reporters at the statue's unveiling.
