In recent years, Japan's kawaii culture has exploded in popularity. WSJ's Eric Bellman speaks with author Manami Okazaki about how cuteness has gained a global fanbase.

The underlying theme of Casablanca's Fall 2025 Collection is the concept of kaizen, a Japanese term that signifies the ...

French-Moroccan designer Charaf Tajer looked to Japan for autumn/winter 2025, sending a co-ed collection down the runway at Paris Fashion Week. Backdropped by noren curtains (the flat cloths that hang ...

In Japan, ‘cute’ is a big deal. Their own word for it, kawaii (“ka-why-ee”), is more of an ethos than an adjective. Shops and billboards are filled with big-eyed fluffy figures.

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.

or cute, parts of Japanese popular culture. Designer Yuko Shimizu drew the first Hello Kitty, inspired by the cats in Lewis ...

Anime fans powered up in their best cosplay all weekend long for all things Japanese pop culture at Kawaii Kon.

Courtesy of Virgile Guinard Since winning her first Academy Award in 2014, Lupita Nyong’o has constantly stood out on the red carpet. For the Oscars 2025, she wore a custom Chanel gown that landed her ...

This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. The Ujitawara-Seichajyo Co. tea shop, founded in 1926, has teamed with popular Kyoto ...

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 ...

Kawaii means cute or adorable In Japan, but it also refers to a style ... Kii Arens’ La-La Land gallery, known for its pop culture-inspired shows and Arens’ own irreverent works, gets ...