Mascot characters are a staple of animated Japanese media, like game series and anime or manga. These are typically ...

HOKUTO, Hokkaido--Zushihocky, this northern city's bizarre, eerie-looking official character known to induce a double take, was named Japan's most unforgettable local mascot. The ghostly white ...

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 ...

It was chosen as the mascot to complement the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games logo that was based on the simplified form of the Japanese character for “naga” in Nagano, which was stylised to ...

Promise Mascot Agency has a lot ... an earnest, helpful character reminiscent of the series’ protagonists, and voiced by ...