Japan brings down the curtain on Monday on the six-month World Expo, having surmounted initially tepid public enthusiasm, ...

Carter Gordon has been rushed into Australia’s rugby squad for tests in Japan and Europe. This move comes just hours after he ...

Dom Dom Hamburger, believed to be Japan's first hamburger chain, recently opened its first overseas outlet in Taipei, ...

Duolingo unveils 'The Final Test,' an anime-inspired mini-series starring its owl mascot Duo, expanding its animation and Japanese learning efforts.

Duolingo has cast Duo, its lovable and plucky owl mascot, as the star of the company's first-ever anime series, '最後の決戦 (The Final Test).' ...

Ever wonder what passions the Duolingo owl has outside of the language-learning app? It seems acting is a calling for the ...

FIFA announced on September 25, 2025, that the 2026 World Cup, the first to be hosted across three countries — United States, ...

Three World Cup co-hosts. Three distinct mascots. Each of these cuddly creatures represent Canada, Mexico, and the United ...

For the 1994 World Cup in the U.S., organizers revealed a dog named Striker as the mascot during a news conference in October 1992 at Hollywood’s Mann Chinese Theater. A name-the-mascot campaign ...

There are two major obsessions in Japanese culture: sumo wrestling and brand mascots. Now, an offbeat new campaign by language learning app Duolingo brought them together in the form of a championship ...

Ad Nut has seen many things in advertising: detergent mascots that look like nightmare fuel, brands mistaking purpose for personality, and humans attempting to sell “intimacy underwear” that doubles ...