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 futuristic ...

TOKYO (AP) — The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony in downtown Tokyo on Sunday. The mascot for the Olympics is named Miraitowa while the ...

(TOKYO) — 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 ...

Japan has unveiled the names of its mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Blue and white checked character “MIraitowa” (pronounced miray-towa)– combining the two Japanese words of ...

Review of Japanese Culture and Society, Vol. 33/34, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Design, Culture and Urbanity in an Era of Dissonance (2021-2022), pp. 55-67 (13 pages) Kuresawa Takemi, Orinpikku to ...