The internet is currently swept up in the Chibi craze, where users are transforming their photos into adorable, 3D-style ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Japanese culture—from the uplifting charm of kawaii aesthetics to the growing love for matcha—is reshaping how Gen Z and ...

Hello Kitty fans, rejoice! A whole Japanese airport has been rebranded with Hello Kitty theme as part of the Osaka World Expo ...

When in Tokyo and Kyoto, buy cute cat things. Japan is like no other country when it comes to feline paraphernalia.

Cuteness now dominates East Asian cultures. Cute mascots such as Tencent’s QQ Penguin hawk products in China; popular cartoon characters plaster the sides of Japanese trains; and Taipei’s subway cards ...

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In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs c ...

The translations read, “Buy American cars!” “No, they’re huge!” “The tariffs are too high! “Doesn’t matter. They’re still ...

The beloved character ushered kawaii (which roughly translates to “cute” or “adorable”) culture into global consciousness and opened the floodgates for a new Japanese identity.