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 ...

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) — 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 ...

Here are the official mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 2018 Winter Olympics is now over and attention has turned to Tokyo the host of the 2020 games. The mascots are futuristic ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital on Sunday. The Olympic mascot, a blue-checked pointy-eared figure, ...

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 11-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, KAREN MORI, SAYING "Seeing these robots, which were developed by using the latest technology that Japan is proud of, I was very impressed with the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyko's 2020 Olympic Games mascots headed out from the capital's Haneda airport on Wednesday for a promotional tour of Europe, bemusing travellers with a ceremony featuring a ...