The iconic Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, is a common good fortune figurine from Japan, that you may have spotted loyally sat ...

Risa Furusawa, Aika Sano, Kana Itakura, Ayano Masuda, Emiru Kawamoto, Miyu Umeda, Nagisa Manabe & Haruka Sakuraba spoke to .

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Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu and other ...

Sanrio, the leading Japanese kawaii brand, launched its Valentine's Day 2025 collection for fans of Hello Kitty, Kuromi and ...

The anime’s characters struggle with failure and mundane jobs that many young people relate to – watching it can bring ...

The Sanrio designer behind My Melody and Kuromi reveals that the latter's iconic pink hood played a key role in her ranking ...

I was out on my veranda when I spotted a cute little green bug on the clothesline. I was about to pick it up, as one does with cute little green bugs, when my wife shouted at me as if I was about to ...

Young-hee, the innocent-looking robotic doll who has a deadly role in the mega-hit Netflix series, is partly inspired by the ...

You’d get Frito-Lay Japan’s shaketoba chips.

Twenty years ago, Janet Boettner co-owned a Japanese restaurant on Brady Street, in the spot The Diplomat occupies now.