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R.I.P. to legendary actor Sonny Chiba, who has passed away. He once helped create a mascot named Jube, based on the samurai Yagyu Jubei, who Chiba played in various movies and TV shows.
Chimuni, a creature with two smoking chimneys for ears, is the mascot for the Novelty Museum in Seto City, Japan.
Gaburie-ru, a mix of a French bulldog and a Mandarin orange, is the food education mascot for Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Shachibee, the mascot of Kumamoto City Museum, is based on an 18th century shachihoko, a statue of a mythical half-fish creature, that is in the museum.
Honetsugi Shinshi, a well-dressed gentleman bone, promotes therapeutic bone exercises called Judo Therapy.
Niracco, a bright, energetic, and interesting blue sea otter, is the new mascot of Niraku pachinko parlors.
Dorei-kun, the new mascot of bakery chain Komugi no Dorei, is a sentient piece of the bakery’s popular crunchy curry bread, wearing the bakery’s uniform.
Table tennis ambassador Tama-kun is an alien who came to spread table tennis on Earth. His ears are rackets and he can fly by fluttering them.
Tex, a green bear with a basketball face, is the mascot for the basketball team Tokyo Excellence. His eyes spell “EX” for Excellence.
Funazukin-chan, a smiling creature in a fish hat, is the mascot for “funazushi”, fermented crucian carp sushi from Shiga, Japan.