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- Japan’s Police Mascots
- October 26th, 2010Category: Culture
- Pipo-kun; the mascot for the Tokyo police force has been hogging the lime light for too long. Most people don't even know that there's not one but more than forty police characters, one for each prefecture. Created in 1987 Pipo-kun was the first but year after year he ... » Continue Reading
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- Pharmacy Mascots
- July 15th, 2010Category: Photography
- The Japanese have a long-standing infatuation with 3D characters that represent products, companies, civic organizations, towns and just about anything else you can imagine. If you've been anywhere in Japan you're probably familiar with the Tanuki statue often found o ... » Continue Reading
