TOKYO (Reuters) - Eri Suzuki is serious about her goal in life - working in a theme park as a character mascot, one of those oversized, fuzzy creatures that dance and cavort with children. So she came ...

Mascots are a part of everyday life in Japan. They weave into the societal fabric seamlessly. Known as yuru-chara, they represent sports teams, cities, neighborhoods, trains, companies, food items, ...

Katelyn has been a writer since they learned to hold a pencil, but was a latecomer to the world of gaming, gradually falling in love with video games over the course of high school and college. They ...

The official Pokemon YouTube channel has uploaded a version of “PokeDance” featuring the various prefectural ambassadors in Japan. As of the time of writing, the ...

Everything in Japan has a mascot. Towns, sports, corporations, train stations—even prisons have mascots themed around local delicacies. In Promise Mascot Agency, those mascots aren't just people ...