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 ...

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 ...

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 ...