National Nov 12, 2013
Cheep shot: Mascot Totto-chan's lewd radio comments may be its last chirps
by Tomoko Otake
While the craze over regional mascots continues, recent mishaps involving some characters shows not everything is rosy in the "yuru-kyara" (soft character) industry. Late last month, the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, population of 72,000, halted all PR activities tied to its official character, Totto-chan, ...