Darren and Christi Kumasawa were in Osaka, Japan, last summer and witnessed the buildup for Expo 2025. So when they heard the fair’s mascot, Myaku Myaku, was in San Francisco for a meet and greet ...

(Mainichi/Naotsune Umemura) TOKYO -- Japan's professional baseball team the Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Feb. 19 that the person who performs as the club's popular mascot Tsubakuro had passed away.

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee who portrayed the team’s beloved mascot Tsubakuro has died, the Central League club announced on Wednesday. The team asked for privacy for the family of the ...