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Japan has unveiled the names of two mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games.
A blue and white, checked character, named Miraitow, will appear at the Olympic Games.
The name is a combination of two Japanese words Mirai (future) and Towa (eternity).
The Paralympics mascot is pink and white.
It’s name is Someity and is named after the Cherry Blossom.
Organizers say Someity sounds like “So mighty” in English.
Tokyo released a short list of mascot pairs last December and asked schoolchildren around the country to vote for their favorites.
More than 16,700 schools participated.
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