Did you know that Japan has over 3,000 different mascots representing everything from cities to events? During the pandemic they may not be out as much, but usually you would see them around ...

Sun Arrow manufactured dolls of the Tokyo Olympic mascot called Miraitowa, which combines the Japanese words “mirai” (future) and “towa” (forever). It also produced Someity, the Paralympic ...

Learn more about the vibrant Japanese capital city that will host this year's Olympics, and find out what they have chosen for mascots and medal designs, below. This is Miraitowa (pronounced ...

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 ...

In 1968, the mascot Shuss, a small figure on skis, was created for the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Designers had only a short time to bring Shuss to life, but he quickly became a ...

A woman interacts with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen ... Gido Tsujioka, a broadcaster of Japan’s NTV, earned himself a new name “Gido Dwen Dwen” for his fascination ...

The Paralympic mascot and the Olympic mascots Quatchi and Miga are accompanied by a sidekick: Mukmuk, the marmot. Mukmuk’s name is derived from “muckamuck” which means “food” in Squamish, as it loves ...