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 ...

Japanese artist Sebastian Masuda, known as the "King of Kawaii," is reintroducing his kaleidoscopic world of color to New York with the opening of Tokiodelic, a rebranded café and bar that fuses Tokyo ...

Some of you may curse the day that you – or perhaps more likely, your partner – heard of Marie Kondo. Ever since her ...

The collectibles market may offer a viable blueprint for cultivating lifelong engagement from a new generation of art ...

When winter sets in and the night drags on, the Jardin d'Acclimatation rekindles the flame. From December 10, 2025 to March 8, 2026, the historic Bois de Boulogne park unfurls the third edition of its ...

Japan’s kawaii culture is more than cute—it’s a global movement reshaping fashion, branding, and emotional connection.

Netflix is returning to the mysterious and deadly Borderland with the third season of its hit Japanese sci-fi series, Alice ...

Tokyo’s Jinbōchō district, long known among bibliophiles as “Book Town”, has been named the world’s coolest neighbourhood for 2025. The announcement, part of Time Out’s annual “Coolest Neighbourhoods ...

Genki will release street racing game Tokyo Xtreme Racer for PlayStation 5, marking the series’ first new entry on PlayStation platforms since Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 for PlayStation 2 in 2003, the ...

Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast was filled with exciting reveals and moments, including the long-awaited reveal of Forza Horizon 6, which is actually set in Japan! We also got a look at Call of ...