Chile’s new president, Boric, is blessed by the Japanese minister
The new President of Chile Gabriel Boric is a Pokemon fans, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan becoming his Professor Oak and giving him a Squirtle.
On March 10, the day before the presidential inauguration of Chile’s president-elect and leftist politician Gabriel Boric, Japanese Foreign Minister Kiyoshi Odawara visited and presented him with a plush Squirtle pokemon .
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric celebrates his inauguration with Japanese luxury Squirtle fom
Based on some Japanese shops, Gabriel Boric was asked to name his favorite pokemon during the Chilean presidential campaign. Boric replied in December 2021 that it is “definitely a Squirtle”, hence why the Japanese minister chose this pokemon as his inauguration gift.
Who is Gabriel Boric?
Gabriel Boric, a former student activist leader, won the presidential election last December by the highest number of votes in Chile’s history. Boric, who will become the youngest president in Chilean history at the age of 36, belongs to the first generation of Pokemon fan. Discovered the series with Kanto, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander. Boric then shared the moment when he received the luxurious gift from Squirtle on Twitter and thanked Japan:
Pop culture and politics frequently mix in Japan, and important figures regularly receive anime and game related gifts.
Successive Japanese governments have used anime and popular culture as part of “Cool Japan” and cemented Japan’s image abroad for many years now. In particular, Pope Francis received a “Anime jacket” during his visit in 2019.
More recently, songs related to games and anime were played during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The move was met with praise and harsh criticism in Japan, most notably this virus column from freelance writer Waniwave on the game site Game Spark.
In related news, The Pokemon Company just announced Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Gen 9 of the series, coming to Nintendo Switch in late 2022. Several new pokemon have been revealed including three new Starters. Who is your favorite Starter in Generation 1 and who are you going to pick in Generation 9? Tell us in the comments below!
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