29-05-2025
The Mainichi News Quiz Answer for May 29
Why did visitors start bringing plush toys to the Baltic Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai?
A) To celebrate the pavilion's opening day
B) To commemorate a national holiday in Latvia and Lithuania
C) In response to the theft of an official mascot plush toy
D) Because pavilion staff requested toy donations for charity
Correct Answer: C) In response to the theft of an official mascot plush toy
Visitors began donating plush toys and origami versions of the official expo mascot, Myaku-Myaku, after one was stolen from the Baltic Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, in mid-May. Pavilion guide Ieva Miciuliene expressed warm surprise at the generous response from visitors, transforming the pavilion into a popular photo spot with around 90 Myaku-Myaku figures now displayed.
