He hovers in a realm of fantasy like a character from children’s literature, a cross between the Cat in the Hat and a teddy bear. Kumamon has personality. “Cute and naughty,” Tam explains ...

Then there is Kumamon, a bipedal bear with black fur, red cheeks, and a glassy stare who travels throughout Japan and further afield promoting the prefecture. Kumamon is one of hundreds of PR ...

Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe Emigration specialists say that a significant number of Americans have shown an interest in moving abroad in recent years, and that ...

Mariel Cerra, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, right, hugs Kumamon, left, a popular black bear character from Japan, in front of a statue of John Harvard on the campus of Harvard University ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- This has been a busy year for Kumamon. While continuing his duties as sales manager for Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan's favorite bear-like mascot became the first such character ...

After the cute Kumamon bear became Japan’s most popular mascot, now there is a new mascot bear becoming the new favorite in Asia. This black bear mascot came from Taiwan and he was the ...

A clumsy bear mascot for a remote Japanese farming ... triumph in a nation obsessed with all things cute. The life-sized Kumamon and his now nationally ubiquitous image - red cheeks and doughy ...

If you visit the just opened Broadwick Soho hotel in London there may well be an elephant in the room. “The elephant is part of Broadwick Soho’s official logo and references to them can be ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan / BANGKOK -- A small prefecture in western Japan is taking its bear mascot global ... red cheeks and white eyes, Kumamon has become a phenomenon in Japan. Sales of goods carrying ...

Last week a sketchy picture of a Meizu smartphone having the Kumamon Bear drawn on the rear cover emerged and the model was rumoured as launching alongside the standard Meizu E3 version.

Meizu which is a Chinese consumer electronics company might release E3 Kumamon Bear edition. Some images are surfacing online which shows the customized version which comes along with a drawing of ...