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![Hatsune Miku, VTuber Suisei Hoshimachi perform opening pitch at pro baseball game in Japan [Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/2_a44dc7.jpg?w=640 "Hatsune Miku, VTuber Suisei Hoshimachi perform opening pitch at pro baseball game in Japan [Video]")
![Japanese soccer fans show excellent manners as World Cup opens[Pics, video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/wc-1.jpg?w=640 "Japanese soccer fans show excellent manners as World Cup opens[Pics, video]")
Chants and headbands aren’t the only tradition supporters of Japan’s sports teams bring with them when attending events overseas.
![Nintendo’s Super Mario throws out first pitch at professional baseball game in Japan[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/1_23ead9.jpg?w=640 "Nintendo’s Super Mario throws out first pitch at professional baseball game in Japan[Video]")
![Sanrio’s best-loved butthole defies physics in adorable sumo collaboration[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/ss-1.jpg?w=640 "Sanrio’s best-loved butthole defies physics in adorable sumo collaboration[Photos]")
![Exclusive Super Mario Yoshi figure to be given away at Dodgers Stadium [Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/yd-2.jpg?w=640 "Exclusive Super Mario Yoshi figure to be given away at Dodgers Stadium [Video]")
![McDonald’s Japan partners with anime English teacher, but did they commit a cultural error?[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/me-0.jpg?w=640 "McDonald’s Japan partners with anime English teacher, but did they commit a cultural error?[Video]")
Ellen-sensei is the latest otaku spokesperson for McDonald’s, but there’s one organization she’d never endorse.
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