THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 20, 2025 at 18:22 JST
Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ mascot Tsubakuro, left, holds a news conference after renewing his contract in Tokyo on Jan. 29. 2024. Doala, the mascot of the Chunichi Dragons, shows up as a guest. (Takahiro Horikawa)
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19. [Read More]
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