Although the work of UK-based Kaizen Game Works, the Showa-era Japanese retro ... (I met Promise Mascot Agency's art team and discussed its approach to design and style, and it's worth reading.) ...

Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the event mascots ... behind the winning design. He says he was inspired to create something simple and Japanese.

Walk the grounds for more than five minutes and you’ll see it: Countries from around the globe have brought their own mascots to the party, and many of them owe a debt to Japan’s particular ...

the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, unveiled the bizarre creation on March 22. It was chosen out of 1,898 mascot designs submitted in a public competition. The winning design was ...

The mascot was selected through a voting process, with Japanese schoolchildren at over 16,700 participating schools selecting their favorite design from among three finalists. Miraitowa’s winning ...

Get to Know: The Design and Symbolism Parabbit is ... logo that was based on the simplified form of the Japanese character for “naga” in Nagano, which was stylised to resemble a rabbit. The mascot was ...

By Ligaya Mishan Artwork by Hiroshi YoshiiKimiaki Yaegashi and Ryogo Toyoda To accompany this essay, three Japanese artists created (and named) seven mascots exclusively for T, all inspired by or ...

as the nickname of the event’s official mascot. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition announced the nickname at events held in Osaka and Tokyo on July 18 to mark 1,000 days until ...