Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the event mascots in February. Two humanoid characters clad in traditional Japanese checkered patterns. More than 2,000 entries ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention ... Matsui is part of an expanding demographic of mostly 20- and 30-somethings engaged in activities supporting one's ...

It's one of the most popular mascots in Japan. The rugby World Cup came to Chofu city in Tokyo in 2019. A Japanese actor who loves the sport thought the city could use a mascot to welcome visitors ...

This is Miraitowa (pronounced meer-aye-toe-wah), the official mascot of the Tokyo Olympics: The mascot was selected through a voting process, with Japanese schoolchildren at over 16,700 participating ...

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19. The employee had ...

as the nickname of the event’s official mascot. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition announced the nickname at events held in Osaka and Tokyo on July 18 to mark 1,000 days until ...

Editor’s note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates. Mascots are synonymous with sports, and the Olympics, worldwide event that they are, prove no different, Indeed, they have a rich ...