Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. Yamada-Matsu Co. is a long-established specialty shop for incense woods founded as a ...

mixing sporty separates and slinky tops in searing colours and bonkers patterning that offered up kawaii happiness, the pop culture aesthetic based on the Japanese word for cute. What Casablanca ...

Japanese high-tech toys, fusing advanced technology and "kawaii" culture, are booming, even in education and space exploration. Through a Chinese woman at a toy maker, we look at their global advance.

She says Hello Kitty emerged amid the rise of a distinctly Japanese cultural phenomenon, what's called Kawaii or cute culture. A major expression of Japan's soft power, Kawaii focuses on cuteness ...