Kumamon, the official mascot of Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, is a divisive figure. Is Kumamon an endearing cute and cuddly bear, or the terrifying product of some nightmarish fever dream? Either way, ...

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Japanese mascot Kumamon has enjoyed immense popularity ever since the cute bear was created in 2010 and nominated as the minister of the Happiness Department of Kumamoto Prefecture to help promote ...

for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s based off Japan’s most popular prefectural mascot, Kumamon from the Kumamoto Prefecture. While in Japan he’s shot to fame as a really ...

He is instantly recognised all over Japan, generates millions of dollars of merchandising sales, and has 300,000 Twitter followers. Now Kumamon, an oversized cartoon bear, has a new fan: the empress.