Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum is giving Halloween an anime makeover on Oct. 26, as its annual Halloween event collides with the ...

TOKYO -- Pubcaster NHK is shedding its fuddy-duddy image with the April launch of a fashion program aimed squarely at teens and 20-something women who are obsessed with "kawaii." By Julian Ryall, The ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolises Japan's "kawaii" pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo, the capital, after business dried ...

After a Sunday afternoon at Tsutaya, one of Tokyo’s popular bookstores, my friend and I were about to part ways when he insisted I stop by at Ginza. Ginza on a Sunday is a must-see for any tourist ...

FACE TOKYO is a new project being undertaken by ASIA KAWAII WAY, that wants to share Japan’s concept of kawaii (adorableness) with the world. FACE TOKYO comprises four types of cosmetic box that will ...

The most fashionable feline is the muse for Shu Uemura’s 2014 holiday collection. The white long-haired kitty cat belongs to the famed Karl Lagerfeld, who previously collaborated with the Japanese ...

An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolises Japan’s “kawaii” pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo, the capital, after business dried up following the ...