TOKYO--Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday ... Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence.

All eyes are on Japan this week, thanks to the much-delayed Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, happening July 23 to Aug 8. The event has been a hot debate topic for months now, with some countries and ...

“What’s missing now in Tokyo is diversity,” she said. “And one of the pillars of a diverse city is to have more women involved.” Japan’s obsession with all things kawaii (which can ...

Or “kawaii” in Japanese. Kawaii is deeply embedded in ... a clone of the attraction that once lived at Tokyo Disneyland. Meet the World was a show that explored the history of Japan, shown ...

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.

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring ...

So naturally, he had to travel to their hometown of Tokyo to discover ... Bunny Bissoux. "Kawaii" means cute - but as Bunny explained, anything can be cute in Japan. She took us through the ...

Before moving to Tokyo in ... his genre as Kawaii Metal (or ‘Cute Metal’), which mixes some elements from heavy metal and J-Pop. One of the pioneers of this genre is a Japanese idol trio ...