Futuristic superheroes picked as Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots
TOKYO: Tokyo on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and "special powers" that was picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan.
The mascot, which has yet to be named, was selected by elementary school kids from a shortlist of three competitors instantly recognisable as "made in Japan".
The students picked option "A", which, according to the Tokyo 2020 organisers, has a "strong sense of justice and is very athletic".…