6 popular mascot characters line up in Nagoya

6 popular mascot characters line up in Nagoya

Six popular mascot characters line up at an event in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 23, 2015, where a decision was made to hold next year's national popularity contest for such characters in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Second from L is Mican with a "mikan" (orange)-shaped face of Ehime, a leading mikan-producing region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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