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What is the mascot of Tokyo Olympic Games?

1. The materials for the medals of this Tokyo Olympic Games are almost all precious metals extracted from used mobile phones and small household appliances. Prior to this, Japan had extracted about 32 kilograms of pure gold, 3,500 kilograms of pure silver and 2,200 kilograms of pure copper from recycled products all over the country.

2. The mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is the same as the emblem, and it is named "miraitowa", which means "mirai" and "towa". The pink mascot of the Paralympic Games is named "something", which is a combination of the representative Japanese cherry blossom "Yoshino Izu" and the English word "something".