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Animation studio formed by ex-Pixar employees to helm anime project The...
Tonko House will take responsibility for bringing Kumamon’s exploits overseas in a future animation project. Kumamon is a super distinctive character, and even if you don’t know your way around...
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Adorable mascot bear Kumamon stars on the most popular new license plate in...
Kumamoto’s goodwill ambassador is even more popular than Mt. Fuji! For a country famous for producing cars, Japan has long had pretty boring license plates. Until recently, full-size passenger car...
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Kumamoto mascot Kumamon’s chance of being Olympic torch runner in jeopardy
Organizing committee seems to have a problem with a huge clumsy bear running around with an open flame. In the large and complex world of Japanese yuru-kyara mascots, Kumamon has long reigned supreme....
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“Ugly” mascot Sento-kun finds new popularity 12 years after debut
Savvy business practices helped the once-unsettling chimera win over hearts in the end. Although not as prominent as its neighbor Kyoto, Nara is a hotbed of Japanese history, dating back even farther...
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What social distancing looks like in Japan
Companies, characters and mascots use kawaii humour to spread an important message. It’s been a while now since countries abroad started practicing social distancing. Here in Japan, however — where...
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Kumamon and other Japanese mascots get muscular makeover in new energy drink...
It falls somewhere between impressive and terrifying. We’ll let you decide. Dekavita C is a popular Japanese energy drink, with the name coming from the words dekai (“big”), mixed with vitamins...
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We really have a lot to learn from Japanese Mascot Character Parliament 【Video】
Parliament without everyone fighting like cats and dogs and otters and bears and beavers and… It’s probably fair to say that around the world democracy has been experiencing a few hiccups and is...
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