Meet Miraitowa and Someity, the mascots of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, respectively. Miraitowa is based on the Japanese words “mirai” which means future and “towa” which means eternity.

TOKYO (AP) — The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony in downtown Tokyo on Sunday. The mascot for the Olympics is named Miraitowa while the ...

The Olympics are finally back and the athletes aren't the only representatives of the big games. Have you met Tokyo's Miraitowa? Miraitowa is the official mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Its name ...

The cartoony Miraitowa is the official mascot of the Tokyo Olympics, and it comes with surprising powers the athletes can only envy. Every Olympics has its own mascot, officially hailed as the ...

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