Handmade 'Kumamon' teddy by Steiff on display in Japan

Handmade 'Kumamon' teddy by Steiff on display in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A special "Kumamon" teddy bear, handmade from plush at German high-end teddy bear manufacturer Steiff Co., is displayed at Kumamon Square in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014. Kumamon is Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot character for promoting its tourism and local products.

Steiff presents Teddy Bear dolls to Fukushima children

Steiff presents Teddy Bear dolls to Fukushima children

TOKYO, Japan - Claire Steiff (L), the owner of German stuffed animal company Steiff, hands a Teddy Bear doll to Masako Mori, minister of state for special missions, in a ceremony at Tokyo's Consumer Affairs Agency on July 16, 2014, at which 500 such dolls were given to children in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Handmade 'Kumamon' teddy by Steiff on display in Japan

Handmade 'Kumamon' teddy by Steiff on display in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A special "Kumamon" teddy bear, handmade from plush at German high-end teddy bear manufacturer Steiff Co., is displayed at Kumamon Square in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014. Kumamon is Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot character for promoting its tourism and local products. (Kyodo)

Steiff presents Teddy Bear dolls to Fukushima children

Steiff presents Teddy Bear dolls to Fukushima children

TOKYO, Japan - Claire Steiff (L), the owner of German stuffed animal company Steiff, hands a Teddy Bear doll to Masako Mori, minister of state for special missions, in a ceremony at Tokyo's Consumer Affairs Agency on July 16, 2014, at which 500 such dolls were given to children in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)