0:00:14 > 0:00:15Hi, I'm Hayley.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Welcome to Newsround.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Now, kids across Japan are getting to choose a very,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23very important part of the next Olympic Games that will be
0:00:23 > 0:00:25hosted in their country.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Martin's been finding exactly what...
0:00:28 > 0:00:30What do most big sporting events have in common?
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Amazing athletes...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Superb sport?
0:00:34 > 0:00:42Well, yes, but also mascots, of course!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Every primary school class in Japan is voting for the mascots they want
0:00:48 > 0:00:50for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games, which is to be
0:00:50 > 0:00:52held in their home country.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53So who's in the running?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Could these be the next Olympic and Paralympic mascots,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57representing tradition and the cutting edge tech
0:00:57 > 0:01:00that Japan is famous for?
0:01:00 > 0:01:06Or perhaps this Olympic hopeful based on a cat and a fox,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10partnered up with this Paralympic hopeful, based on a dog?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And last but not least, this fox and raccoon, red and white,
0:01:13 > 0:01:14just like the Japanese flag...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16TRANSLATION:I like the character's energetic pose
0:01:16 > 0:01:19with its clenched fist.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I like the smiling face of the character,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23which I think is cute!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26His chubby cheeks are so cute.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Schools across Japan have got until mid-February
0:01:28 > 0:01:31to cast their votes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33The Olympics and Paralympics are amongst the biggest sporting
0:01:33 > 0:01:38events in the world, so choose carefully guys!
0:01:38 > 0:01:45Now, did any of you have a bath last night or maybe this morning?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Well, we bet you didn't do this in it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Don't try this at home!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Bathtubs are just for bathing, right?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Wrong!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59People have been known to race them in the past,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01some more successfully than others...
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Oh dear!
0:02:03 > 0:02:07But now these brothers have made themselves a flying bathtub.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Wait, what?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Yeah, you heard me right.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16They built themselves a flying bathtub.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20It uses the same technologies that drones use to get airborne,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23but obviously the propellers are a wee bit bigger to get this
0:02:23 > 0:02:24monstrosity off the ground.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So how long does it take to build a flying bathtub?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Two weeks, apparently.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Not bad when you consider it took mankind thousands of years
0:02:32 > 0:02:34to build the first plane.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The German government approved the project,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41but they did ban them from going any higher than 30 metres in the air,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44so it's unlikely they'll be replacing planes any time soon.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50Shame, really...
0:02:53 > 0:02:58That is honestly amazing. I thought that was fantastic. I, to have a
0:02:58 > 0:02:59flying bath.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00That's it from me.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04See you around lunchtime.