Nearing the likely end of her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy has decided to fully embrace the whimsical side of governmental life in Japan.
Earlier this week Kennedy posted a video of herself and various government workers in Japan doing the cutesy "Koi Dance" (Love Dance) from the popular Japanese TV show "We Married as a Job." Since the show's debut, thousands have posted their own versions of the show's elaborate credit sequence dance online.
Clad in a baggy Santa Claus costume, Kennedy hits all the right Japanese cosplay-style moves as other U.S. staff in Osaka, Tokyo, Okinawa, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo add to the fun. The dance follows an earlier video in which Kennedy, again dressed as Santa, appears frolicking on a roof before (through the magic of editing) diving down the chimney with presents.
Kennedy has been doing a great job of putting a friendly face on U.S.-Japan relations since taking over from Ambassador John Roos in 2013 (Roos played a major role acting as a conduit for U.S. aid in the country during the Fukushima crisis in 2011).
Now, as Japan gets ready for a future Trump appointee in Japan, Kennedy's end of year lighthearted videos may help a rough 2016 go down a little easier, especially for Japan-based U.S. expats.
