He's driving to Heaven on Rainbow Road.

Some people who have a faith that corresponds with one of the three abrahamitic religions (especially Christendom and Islam, not sure about Judaism) believe that this world is a trial and the afterlife is the prize for the hardships one have endured during this life. (Christian version) In the afterlife you will neither feel the pain nor the pleasure from the current life, everything will be neutral. You'll be at peace. But I don't think this is what FloatingWaffles meant with "better place". (Islamic version) I have not read much about this but I think there's more passion and pleasure in the afterlife for muslims. Maybe he meant this.

Or maybe he/she has his own idea of "better place".

I have absolutely no idea how to respond to this comment because I hardly ever talk about religion or beliefs.

By "better place" I simply meant a place that is better than this, which is what is assumed when most people talk about afterlife. 

That's beautiful. I think Iwata was letting everyone know he is okay.

"Leave luck to heaven" indeed. Thanks, Iwata.

If the photographer were in some other angles to that HQ that rainbow would have nothing to do with the Nintendo building.

i like Iwata, and sad when the news came about his dead, but rainbow??? i believe in religion, and i believe in science, so this is just a regular phenomena that exist in Japan, hey even in some area in Japan rainbow can be seen every where .

Some people in this thread are a disgrace /:(

A nifty coincidence, definitely.

I'm not one for superstition but its nice regardless