Adidas and The Pokemon Company have announced that Pikachu is the official mascot for the Japanese football team for this summer's 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Pikachu, indubitably the team captain, ...

Everything’s cooler in Japan, even their mobile company ads. Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank has launched a new series of ads featuring giant Pikachu mascots engaging in various physical ...

Pikachu and ten other Pokemon are Japan’s official mascots the 2014 World Cup in Rio. I bet Domo and Hello Kitty are kicking themselves right now. I am well aware that Japan has plenty of other ...

Pikachu has been unveiled as the official World Cup mascot for the Japanese football team. Pikachu will be joined by fellow Pokemon such as Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur. The announcement was ...

Pikachu-themed Japanese World Cup replica shirts have been unveiled by Adidas. Posted on Japanese website Inside Games (via Joystiq), the tops feature an image of Pikachu emblazoned on the chest. The ...

Japan is aiming to be the very best, like no one ever was, in the Brazillian World Cup, as it reveals that Pokemon character Pikachu will be its official mascot. Those who used to collect Pokemon ...

Since 2014 the Japanese city of Yokohama has hosted a Pikachu Parade in celebration of the popular mascot for the Pokémon franchise. This year’s celebration saw hundreds of Pokémon fans turn out to ...

The 2025 Japan World Expo Committee, which is leading the bid to host the bi-annual major event, has revealed that Pikachu has joined the cause as an ambassador for their bid. Pikachu, the face of the ...

Aug. 15 (UPI) --Japan was infested with giant yellow mice, as hundreds of Pikachu took to the street to celebrate the popular Pokemon franchise. The Yokohama Minato Mirai area of Japan was filled with ...

Pokemon Go appears to have gotten shiny versions of Pikachu and Raichu while we weren't looking. The new shiny versions of our favorite mascot were spotted first in Japan. As Comicbook.com reports, ...

Japan’s national football team has added a few new “players” to its roster as it prepares for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Adidas, the official sponsor and maker of Japan’s national football ...

Japan's national soccer team has adopted Pikachu — arguably Pokemon's best-known character — as its mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, as detailed by both Adidas and The Pokemon Company's ...