In a nod to one of the nation’s best-loved exports – games giant Nintendo, they transformed their Prime Minister Shinz Abe into Super Mario.

And the Prime Minister looked happy in Mario’s attire.

We can all agree on one thing, the Tokyo Olympics is gonna be LIT

The next host nation’s performance featured mesmerising augmented reality visuals transporting the crowd to 2020.

 

 

 

 

‘Tweeps excitement’