The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has unveiled the names of the mascots for the Games.
The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has unveiled the names of the mascots for the Games.
At an event in Tokyo on Sunday, the committee announced that the name of the Olympic mascot is « Miraitowa » and that of the Paralympic character is « Someity. » Miraitowa derives from the Japanese words « mirai » and « towa, » meaning future and forever respectively. It expresses a wish that a beautiful future will continue forever. Someity comes from the « someiyoshino » variety of cherry tree and the English expression « so mighty.
