Comments on: Japan: Love and Hate Story of the Mascot Character, “Sento-kun” http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:13:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rocking in Hakata » Blog Archive » Manto-kun http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/comment-page-1/#comment-1466097 Rocking in Hakata » Blog Archive » Manto-kun Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:44:16 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/#comment-1466097 [...] on the front page of the Asahi Shimbun this morning. Here’s some background from No-sword and Global Voices. Our buddies at Tofugu even have their own contest going on to rid the world of Sento-kun. Well, [...] [...] on the front page of the Asahi Shimbun this morning. Here’s some background from No-sword and Global Voices. Our buddies at Tofugu even have their own contest going on to rid the world of Sento-kun. Well, [...]

]]> By: Vote for your favorite Nara mascot ::: Pink Tentacle http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/comment-page-1/#comment-1457131 Vote for your favorite Nara mascot ::: Pink Tentacle Tue, 20 May 2008 03:55:40 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/#comment-1457131 [...] for the Commemorative Events of the 1,300th Anniversary of the Nara-Heijyoko Capital, has garnered widespread criticism from the media, religious groups and the blogosphere. A Buddhist child monk with a rack of deer [...] [...] for the Commemorative Events of the 1,300th Anniversary of the Nara-Heijyoko Capital, has garnered widespread criticism from the media, religious groups and the blogosphere. A Buddhist child monk with a rack of deer [...]

]]> By: Mark http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/comment-page-1/#comment-1444475 Mark Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:24:26 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/#comment-1444475 Sento-kun looks a lot like a USA cartoon character. See the comparison here: http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com/index.php/2008/04/25/ugly-mascot-valuable-free-publicity/ Sento-kun looks a lot like a USA cartoon character. See the comparison here:

http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com/index.php/2008/04/25/ugly-mascot-valuable-free-publicity/

]]> By: Preetam Rai http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/comment-page-1/#comment-1439467 Preetam Rai Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:26:29 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/22/japan-love-and-hate-story-of-the-mascot-character-sento-kun/#comment-1439467 Sentokun reminds me of the deers at Nara. Sentokun reminds me of the deers at Nara.

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