Kumamon celebrated 15 years as the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan.The annual Kumamon birthday ...

A statue of the main character of Japan's popular anime series "Crayon Shinchan" has been unveiled in front of children in ...

The chosen ingredients range from Kumamoto Wagyu and fresh seafood to seasonal vegetables and other artisanal products. And of course, Kumamon will also be there as the prefecture’s beloved mascot.

Similarly, mascots like Kumamon, representing Kumamoto Prefecture, appear on regional treats such as Kumamoto butter and chocolate cookies in a bear shape or bite-sized maple cheesecakes with Kumamon ...

Crime! Drama! Intrigue! What has happened to Michi? Michi, a disgraced yakuza lieutenant, is exiled to a cursed town to turn a bankrupt mascot agency into a profitable enterprise. As he struggles ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Efforts are underway to ensure water safety in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, home to a burgeoning chip hub centering on new and planned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ...

Duo the Owl, Duolingo's make-believe mascot, is alive. The language-learning app announced on Monday that the mascot had faked his death. Duolingo announced two weeks ago that the mascot was ...

Kumamoto Prefectural Police have sent papers to prosecutors on two police officers over alleged sex crimes. One case involves a police officer in his 30s who has been arrested on suspicion of ...

I knew going in to Promise Mascot Agency's Steam Next Fest demo that there was a high probability it would be absolutely my bag. Made by the same developers behind the excellent Paradise Killer ...

Duolingo’s mascot, Duo the owl, is dead. Okay, Duo isn’t really dead (we think), but the language learning app committed so hard to this bit that its CEO, Luis von Ahn, read a eulogy for this ...