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The annual Yuruchara Grand Prix, an online vote to establish Japan’s most popular mascot, is always a big event (for me, at least). This year’s well-deserved winner was Arukuma, the green bear mascot of Nagano Prefecture, who wears an apple hat and enjoys walking.