Japanese Prime Minister Gives the Pope a Sony Video Camera
Rose Nazarali — July 8, 2009 — Social Good
References: japanprobe & gizmodo
Japanese Prime Minister, Taro Aso, recently met with Pope Benedict XVI and presented him with a Sony camcorder that was served on a silver platter.
Prime Minister Aso was meeting with the Pope at the Vatican to discuss the current global economic crisis and decided to give him a gift that represents Japanese technology.
Implications - If it were me getting an awesome Sony video camera, I'd certainly be super pumped! Leave it to Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to be on the cutting-edge of modern technology, and always super generous!
Check out the video above to see Pope Benedict XVI’s reaction to the unusual gift.
Prime Minister Aso was meeting with the Pope at the Vatican to discuss the current global economic crisis and decided to give him a gift that represents Japanese technology.
Implications - If it were me getting an awesome Sony video camera, I'd certainly be super pumped! Leave it to Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to be on the cutting-edge of modern technology, and always super generous!
Check out the video above to see Pope Benedict XVI’s reaction to the unusual gift.
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