TOKYO - Women in Japan have become enamoured with Sylvanian Families, a series of adorable animal dolls that celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2025. Why are adults attracted to these long-lived ...

And don’t get us started on the dinky little dolls themselves. Read more: The original story of Beauty and the Beast is not a happy one In January, a Sylvanian Families Japanese Doll Of The Year ...

In 2018, for example, a Sylvanian Families Doll from 2003 sold on eBay for £500 – more than five times the auction start price of £99. The small figure – a rabbit wearing a yellow dress ...