时间：2024-09-23 05:28:01 来源：American news

People look at an ice sculpture in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square during the New Year celebrations. At right is a character balloon in the shape of Pikachu from the popular Japanese animation Pokemon. KCNA-Yonhap

By Jung Da-min

A Japanese animation character appeared at North Korea's New Year celebrations that drew large crowds in the capital Pyongyang.

In a photo released on New Year's Day by the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a Pikachu balloon is seen being held by a person in the crowd at Kim Il Sung Square on Monday.

Pikachu, beloved around the world, is the main character of popular Japanese animation Pokemon.

There were large-scale celebrations in the capital Monday night, including the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival 2019, a concert, a drone show and the countdown to midnight displayed in numeral-shaped fireworks. The ice festival featured some 70 sculptures by officials, workers and students.

In North Korea, the New Year is a big two-day holiday (Jan.1-2).

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