Olympic Council for Asia (OCA) delegates could be forgiven for thinking they had wandered into a Jakarta karaoke joint after being subjected to a surprise serenade on Sunday.
The Japanese cities of Nagoya and Aichi will stage the 20th Asian Games in 2026.
And during the joint hosts' report to the OCA general assembly taking place on the sidelines of the 18th Asian Games, Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura stunned delegates first with a bizarre request and then a passable Elvis Presley impersonation.
The representatives of 45 Asian countries probably couldn't quite believe their ears when first Kawamura implored OCA president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah to help him acquire two of Indonesia's famous Komodo dragons for his city's zoo.
Kawamura then tried to drive home his plea by crooning his own version of Elvis's hit "Can't Help Falling in Love".
Only he changed the lyrics in front of the smiling, but slightly embarrassed, Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmed to "I can't help falling in love with Asian people and the Komodo dragon."