The first mascot was featured in the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France, according to the Olympics. Designed by Aline Lafargue, the character named Schuss had a two-colored head ...

— -- Voting for the selection of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic mascots ended Thursday. Japanese elementary students had 73 days to vote for their favorite pair of mascots. More than ...

With the Winter Olympics barely over, Tokyo is already gearing up for its time to shine. Japanese school children have decided on the mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games — two ...

“The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games finally have their mascots,” said Ryohei Miyata, head of the mascot selection panel. “This means a lot, especially in Japan.

TOKYO — The schoolchildren have had their say: A pair of futuristic digital characters will be the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

The mascots, which first appeared in public three summers ago, were chosen from a shortlist by elementary school students from around Japan and named by a jury of the Olympic organizing committee.

With that in mind, it was known that Japan wouldn't take the selection of a mascot for 2020's Summer Olympics lightly, since the mascots will likely be featured prominently in the Opening Ceremony ...

Mascot culture in Japan is serious business and the country loves the furry creatures that have a following worldwide, like Pikachu and old favorites Mario and Luigi. Latest. U.S.

“The Phryges" will be the official Olympic mascots for the 2024 Paris Games, three years after Miraitowa represented Tokyo and Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics and two years after Bing Dwen ...

It’s Phryge (pronounced freej), the official mascot of the Paris Olympics. ... Having conquered its home market, the Japanese toilet-maker Toto is selling more bidets in the United States.