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A large-headed, round panda mascot with rosy cheeks and a cheek full of food poses for the camera.

Mochi Mochi Panda is a panda-like creature that is squishy like mochi (rice cake), but is neither a panda nor a rice cake.

A smiling polar bear mascot with big ears stands, waving, in front of a wooden deck.

The mascot for Air Do (an airline based in Hokkaido, Japan) is Bear Do, a friendly polar bear.

[CN] Matsumoto Jun joins "Chiruran" LA drama cast as Matsudaira Katamori.

Its drama special will air March 26/27th (TBS) while the full series will launch March 27th. (U-NEXT) Yamada Yuki leads.

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A brown river otter mascot with a blue girdle around his waist stands on a stage, playing the saxophone.

Gen-chan the Japanese river otter is a mascot from Ehime Prefecture who plays the saxophone.

A mysterious fluffy white mascot with bunny ears and blue hands and no mouth stands on one leg in a park.

Tanamin, a white hairy fairy that cures sickness with its big blue hands, is the mascot of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceuticals.

A cheerful white dog mascot with rosy cheeks and a pink flower on its chest waves to the camera.

Shirakawan, the mascot of Shirakawa City, is a white dog with distinctive eyebrows based on those of Shirakawa’s traditional lucky Daruma dolls. The city’s flower, the plum blossom, is on its chest.

A smiling rectangular beige mascot with leaves and stars on its head stands on some astroturf.

Sutamu-chan, an angel of good fortune from the Milky Way, is the mascot of Ogawamachi, Saitama. Sutamu-chan’s body is a piece of the traditional handmade paper the town is known for, decorated with bamboo leaves and stars from the Tanabata star festival held there each summer.

A black cat mascot wearing high vis gear stands in front of some market stalls.

Nahanyan, a railway worker black cat, is the mascot for the Kamakura Rolling Stock Center (Nakahara Branch), who fix and maintain trains.

A round light blue bird mascot with pink cherry blossoms on its body, musical notes on its pink legs, a red shoulder bag with the face of a daruma doll, and a train driver’s cap

Koritan, a blue bird stationmaster decorated with cherry blossoms and musical notes, is the mascot for Koriyama Railway Station.

An orange bear with pink bunny headgear and a green shoulder bag walks through a shopping mall.

Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.

A very tall brown mascot stands on a stage in front of a bank of monitors which show the logo “Aeon”. Two people with masks ride an escalator behind it and a man with headgear resembling a straw natto container kneels down beside the towering mascot.

Nebaaru-kun the stretchy natto fairy is a mascot for Ibaraki Prefecture.

A pink deer mascot with pickled ginger antlers stands before a crowd.

Iwashika-chan, a pink deer with pickled ginger antlers, is the mascot of Iwashita New Ginger Museum in Tochigi City.

A man with a moustache and with a chicken leg for a head is wearing samurai robes and holding a turtle.

Honetsuki Juju, a man with a chicken leg for a head and who carries a turtle around, is the mascot of Marugame City.

A mascot with big green shoes, a red T-shirt with a “K” on it, and a big orange gyoza for a head is posing in a railway station.

Stamina Kenta-kun, whose head is a delicious gyoza dumpling, promotes Kenta Gyoza restaurants in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture.

A white bipedal cow mascot with stars in its eyes stands, arms outstretched, in a busy railway station.

Miruhii is a starry-eye cow from Nashiobara City, a place known for milk production.

A smiling superhero mascot with black goggles and a white, orange, and red costume stands in a crowded railway station.

Nikko Kamen is a laid-back superhero who promotes Nikko City. Once a worn-out, middle-aged salaryman in the city, he decided to return to his more relaxing hometown of Nikko and become Nikko Kamen.

A smiling mascot with windswept black hair, a red top, and a white festival float platform around his waist is posing in a railway station.

Nebutan is a lively boy who can withstand the wind and snow of Aomori City, where he’s the mascot. He’s styled like a float from Aomori’s annual Nebuta festival.

Hokkun is a minimalistic orange mascot from Shimonoseki City, inspired by the oranges and sunsets there.

Ahman is an Akita Inu hero dog with a big face. An unofficial mascot of Akita Prefecture, his motto is "hot heart, calm head, loose body". He hits himself in the head with a plastic mallet.

A mascot that’s a smiling kid in a red octopus costume with a shell necklace stands beside a kid in a white squid costume.

Koita-kun the octopus and Meika-chan the squid are a couple, and they’re the mascots for the Shiranuka-Kotoi roadside rest stop in Hokkaido.

A round, rabbit-like yellow mascot with a band-aid on its cheek and a blue and gold crown atop its head

Vanimaru, 5-year-old accident-prone Prince of the Vanilla Kingdom, is the mascot for Yokohama Vanilla, who make delicious salted vanilla financiers.

A smiling white cat mascot with a blue top and headband stands in a mall. The shirt has fruit on it and the word “Kasumigaura”.

Kasumigaunya, a white cat, is the mascot for Kasumigaura City, home to Japan’s second largest lake. The lake is on his head, and his ears are sailboats.

A round, light green mascot with big lips stands in a Tamagotchi shop.

Tamagotchi character kuchipatchi was in the Harajuku Tamagotchi Factory today.

A mascot with a pink flower head and green leaf skirt poses in a doorway.

Dali-chan, a bright and energetic dahlia fairy, is the mascot of Hanawa Town, Fukushima Prefecture, where dahlias are cultivated.

A mascot with a red top, white socks, sandals, and a purple helmet with blank antennae stands in front of some vending machines.

Musashi Ranmaru, a naughty boy in a butterfly helmet, is the mascot for the scenic town of Arashiyama in Saitama.

Ujan dah kaya ada shower aja, ada tombol on-off’nya…

A white cat mascot clad in a blue kimono waves to the camera.

Rojiura No Kaori is an enka-singing alleycat from Naniwa, Osaka.

A cylindrical red and silver robot with green eyes stands in front of a city store and waves with both hands.

Tenga Robo is a robot who can transform into a Tenga sex toy. (They were promoting them in Shinjuku, Tokyo.)

[NR] "Godzilla Minus Zero", sequel to "Godzilla Minus One", is set for a November 3rd release in Japan to mark Godzilla Day.

It will release on November 6th in North America.

#ゴジラマイナスゼロ

A bearded serow mascot in a train conductor’s cap stands on a red carpet.

Kamosy, a train conductor serow (Japanese goat-antelope), is the mascot for JR Takasaki Station.