THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 19, 2022 at 17:50 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, reacts to the newly announced nickname of the official mascot for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo during an event in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward on July 18. (Taishi Sasayama)
The organizer of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo has selected "Myaku-Myaku," which means something passed down from generation to generation, as the nickname of the event’s official mascot. [Read More]
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