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World: Kumamon no 'torch bear' for Olympics

The Kumamoto local government on the Japanese island of Kyushu proposed that its adorable bear mascot Kumamon be the Olympic Games "torchbearer", but it was rejected by the Tokyo Olympic Committee on the grounds of its "commercial image" and being "nonhuman". The Tokyo Olympic Committee recently announced the route and schedule of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay. It will pass through Kumamoto prefecture. Kumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto. It was created in 2010 for a campaign to draw tourists to the region.

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