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Osaka's Glico Running Man sign to be replaced with new look

The Glico sign has been a photo stop for visitors to Osaka for years, and its sixth running man will soon be swapped for a new design; he stays put.

On air: Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Best of BBN
Published 3:44 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by SoraNews24: “Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 3:44 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.

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SoraNews24Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Osaka, the famous Glico Running Man sign is being taken down and replaced with a new-look design, and SoraNews24 says this is the city's sixth running man.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixth! So he's been promoted five times. Good for him.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, they are replacing him, not promoting him.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVisitors have posed under that sign for years, and now they are being told to say goodbye before he disappears.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo he's retiring. After all that running, the man finally gets to sit down.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe has run in the same spot for decades, and no one on that bridge has ever thought he was getting anywhere.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe city is quietly swapping out its most photographed resident, and nobody was asked to vote.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI hope the new one gets a nice chair.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe was never moving, Chip.

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