Editing Godzilla (section)

===Cultural ambassador===
In April 2015, the [[Shinjuku]] ward of Tokyo named Godzilla a special resident and official tourism ambassador to encourage tourism.<ref name="ny-post"/><ref name="guardian"/> During an unveiling of a giant Godzilla bust at Toho headquarters, Shinjuku mayor [[Kenichi Yoshizumi]] stated, "Godzilla is a character that is the pride of Japan." The mayor extended a residency certificate to an actor in a rubber suit representing Godzilla, but as the suit's hands were not designed for grasping, it was accepted on Godzilla's behalf by a Toho executive. Reporters noted that Shinjuku's ward has been flattened by Godzilla in three Toho movies.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Godzilla recruited as tourism ambassador for Tokyo|date=April 9, 2015|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/09/godzilla-recruited-as-tourism-ambassador-for-tokyo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112826/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/09/godzilla-recruited-as-tourism-ambassador-for-tokyo |archive-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ny-post">{{cite news|newspaper=New York Post|title=Godzilla is Tokyo's newest resident and ambassador|url=https://nypost.com/2015/04/09/godzilla-is-tokyos-newest-resident-and-ambassador/|date=April 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108132217/https://nypost.com/2015/04/09/godzilla-is-tokyos-newest-resident-and-ambassador/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref>