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Apaman Shop Official Characters "Bear-kun & Hani-chan" to Exhibit at "15th World Character Summit in Hanyu"

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Published Jul 3, 2026 9:30 PM ・ Updated Jul 8, 2026 7:02 PM ・ 9 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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Apaman Shop Official Characters "Bear-kun & Hani-chan" to Exhibit at "15th World Character Summit in Hanyu" — Image: PR TIMES

PRIMARY SOURCE Original source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000337.000049635.html Distributor: PR TIMES
Published: Jul 3, 2026

APAMAN Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Kai Yamasaki), which operates Apaman Shop, the "No. 1 in number of stores"*1 and "No. 1 in number of rental housing brokerage contracts"*2 in the rental housing brokerage industry, announces that its official characters "Bear-kun" and "Hani-chan" will exhibit at the "15th World Character Summit in Hanyu" to be held on November 21 (Sat.) and 22 (Sun.), 2026, in Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture.

The "World Character Summit in Hanyu" is a character event where characters from all over the country gather to promote the appeal of their regions and organizations through stages and PR booths. The 15th event will be held at Hanyu City Hall and Hanyu Peace Park.

Bear-kun and Hani-chan at the "World Character Summit in Hanyu" in 2025

Exhibition Overview

Event Name

15th World Character Summit in Hanyu

Date

November 21 (Sat.) and 22 (Sun.), 2026

Time

10:00 - 15:00

Venue

Hanyu City Hall / Hanyu Peace Park

Address

6-15 Higashi, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture

Participating Characters

Apaman Shop Official Characters

"Bear-kun" and "Hani-chan"

Participation Category

Group B

Official Hashtag

#hanyuhanyu

*Details such as exhibition content, appearance times, and planned events will be announced as soon as they are decided. *Event details are subject to change due to the organizer's circumstances.

Official Character Introduction

Bear-kun

A fluffy, happy yellow bear that delivers the joy of house hunting and a little laughter.

He has an easy-going personality and is always cheerfully active.

Height: 165 cm

Weight: 165 kg

Gender: Male

Blood Type: O

Birthday: June 29

Favorite Foods: Bananas, oranges, mangoes, etc.

Loves yellow foods!

Hani-chan

Her trademark is a red ribbon and a heart-shaped tail. She is a gentle and healing mascot bear who melts everyone's hearts with a "hanyaa~n".

Height: 165 cm

Weight: Not disclosed

Gender: Female

Blood Type: B

Birthday: October 6

Favorite Foods: Bananas, oranges, pancakes

Relationship with Bear-kun: Soulmates met after an arranged matchmaking.

Future Developments

Apaman Shop's official social media accounts will sequentially release information about Bear-kun and Hani-chan's participation and related projects for the "15th World Character Summit in Hanyu."

Official Social Media Accounts

Latest information on Bear-kun and Hani-chan will be sequentially released on Apaman Shop's official social media.

Please use the official hashtag "#hanyuhanyu" when posting on social media.

X (Twitter)

https://x.com/apamanshop

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/apaman_shop/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheApamanshopchannel

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/apamanshopcom/

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@apaman_shop

note

https://note.com/apamanshop_2025

LINE

https://page.line.me/apamanbot

*1 No. 1 in number of rental housing brokerage stores

*Research Overview and Methodology: Desk research and hearing survey targeting "rental housing brokerage business."

Survey Period: May 14 - May 28, 2024

Survey Conducted by: Exclie Co., Ltd.

Comparison Companies: 10 major companies operating in the "rental housing brokerage business."

*Overseas subsidiaries are excluded (however, independent Japanese subsidiaries are included).

*2 No. 1 in number of rental housing brokerage contracts

*Research Overview and Methodology: Desk research and hearing survey targeting "rental housing brokerage business."

Contract Period: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

Survey Conducted by: Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd.

Survey Period: October 1, 2025 - October 27, 2025

Comparison Companies: 10 major companies operating in the "rental housing brokerage business" (limited to brands with unified facades (store exteriors)). *Overseas subsidiaries are excluded (however, independent Japanese subsidiaries are included).

[APAMAN Co., Ltd.]

APAMAN Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Kai Yamasaki) is a company that operates the rental brokerage franchise (FC) business of the "Apaman Shop" brand.

URL: https://apamanshop-hd.co.jp/corporate-group/

[Press Inquiries Regarding This Matter]

APAMAN Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department

Marunouchi Trust Tower N Building, 19F, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tel: 0570-058-889 Mail: pr@apamanshop.co.jp

** News releases from APAMAN Group can be found here: https://www.apamanshop-hd.co.jp/ir/pr/

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Source: PR TIMES
Category: Event

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The images feature the Apaman Shop official characters, "Bea-kun" and "Hani-chan," both yellow bear-like mascots. One image shows them as mascots on a stage, while the others are product-style images of the characters.

Bea-kun and Hani-chan mascots stand on a stage with a banner that reads "IGAMANCHAN STAGE 世界キャラクターさみっと in 羽生" (World Character Summit in Hanyu).
A plush toy of Bea-kun, a yellow bear character with a black symbol resembling the Japanese character 'ア' (a) on its chest.
A plush toy of Hani-chan, a yellow bear character with a red bow, a heart-shaped tail, and a black symbol resembling the Japanese character 'ハ' (ha) on its chest.

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Announced　Jul 3, 2026 9:30 PM — Distributor PR TIMES
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