Olympics: Tokyo begins calling on schools to take part in mascot voting

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics sent out information to elementary schools nationwide about the games' official mascot on Monday, ahead of a vote for the final selection.The organizers sent postcards to over 21,000 schools in Japan with details about the voting process including an ID and password to participate in the step that begins in December.The mascot screening panel at the committee will announce three candidates on Dec. 7, and elementary school classrooms will cast ballots from Dec. 11 to Feb. 22 to decide on the final design.Takeshi Natsuno, a p…READ FULL ARTICLE