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 ...

However, that’s just what’s happening over in Ube City, Japan, where a new recycling mascot is a pretty blatant rip-off of Pikachu.

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.

The Pokemon Company has secured am amazing branding coup by placing Pikachu as Japan’s official World Cup 2014 mascot. The deal was announced in conjunction with Japan’s national kit sponsor ...

Pikachu was unveiled as the official World Cup mascot for the Japanese football team earlier this year.

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 ...

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 ...

The cuddly and popular Pokemon Pikachu has been named an ambassador for Osaka, Japan’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo. The 2025 Japan World Expo Committee, which is leading the bid to host the ...

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 ...

The Pokemon Company is helping to distribute Pikachu-branded road safety badges with traffic accident insurances to first graders in Japan.

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.