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Funassyi receives award from Chiba police

CHIBA, April 14 Kyodo - Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi (R), receives a certificate of appreciation from Chiba prefectural police chief, Yoshihide Kuroki, for its efforts as a special recruiter of police officers in Chiba, a job he assumed in April 2014, at the prefectural police headquarters on April 14, 2015. According to the police, the pass rate for the prefectural police employment test for fiscal 2014 came to 5.6, 0.3 points higher than the previous year, putting a brake on the declining trend in recent years.

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Funassyi throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Marines-Hawks game

CHIBA, Japan - Funassyi, an unofficial mascot character of the city of Funabashi, throws a ceremonial first pitch in a game between the Lotte Marines and Softbank Hawks at QVC Marine Field in the city of Chiba on July 14, 2014.

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Look-alike of Funassyi mascot acts out in Hyogo Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Funassyi's authorized version receiving a certificate as a special recruiter of police officers in Chiba in April 2014. A mimic version of the popular mascot character Funassyi, unofficially promoting Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, made an appearance at an event in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 1.

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Funassyi, Funaemon pose for photo with Funabashi mayor

TOKYO, Japan - Funassyi (C) and Funaemon (L), mascot characters of Funabashi City, pose for photos with Mayor Toru Matsudo in October 2013.

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Local mascots wrestle in Funabashi, Chiba Pref.

FUNABASHI, Japan - Local mascot character Melon Bear of Yubari city in Hokkaido Prefecture wrestles with the mascot Funassyi (below), unofficially promoting Funabashi city, Chiba Prefecture, on May 18, 2014, during an event in Funabashi to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the opening of the local wholesale market. About 70 local mascots took part in the event.

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Mascot character Funassyi recruits new police officers

CHIBA, Japan - Popular mascot character Funassyi, unofficially promoting Funabashi city, Chiba Prefecture, is assigned as a special recruiter of new police officers for the prefecture's police department in Chiba city on April 24, 2014.

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Mascot character Funassyi recruits new police officers

CHIBA, Japan - Popular mascot character Funassyi, unofficially promoting Funabashi city, Chiba Prefecture, holds an extra-large business card in a publicity campaign as a special recruiter of new police officers for the prefecture's police department in Chiba city on April 24, 2014.

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"Funassyi" wins regional mascot election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - "Funassyi," the unofficial mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, jumps with joy after winning a nationwide regional election to choose the most popular regional mascot in Japan on Aug. 6, 2013. Funassyi represented the Kanto region centering on Tokyo.

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"Funassyi" mascot hoping to be positive symbol of Japan

"Funassyi," the unofficial mascot of the Chiba Prefecture city of Funabashi, holds its first press conference in front of foreign media at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Funassyi" draws attention to dangers of fraud

Funassyi, the popular unofficial mascot of the city of Funabashi, near Tokyo, attends an event with local police officers at JR Funabashi Station on June 7, 2016. Funassyi was appointed as "special press officer" to draw attention to the dangers of fraud. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi" (pear), scatters beans with Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi (pear)," leaps alongside Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Funassyi" mascot hoping to be positive symbol of Japan

Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, attend its first press conference with foreign media at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. The unofficial mascot of the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, won a nationwide regional mascot contest in 2013 and is now a household name. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Funassyi" mascot hoping to be positive symbol of Japan

Two photo shows Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, jumping on a table during its first press conference with foreign media at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. The unofficial mascot of the city of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is popular for its frenetic movements and shrieking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Funassyi" mascot attends local character festival in Saitama Pref.

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2015, shows Funassyi (L), Japan's popular "pear fairy" mascot, attending the sixth World Character Summit in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Funassyi is an unofficial mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, a region east of Tokyo known as a major producer of pears. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo