McDonald's spotlights Chiikawa with an adorable collection of new Happy Meal toys that would give Sanrio's Hello Kitty a run ...

Party Animals offers a simple but extremely fun gameplay loop where every player tries to be the last one standing. The game ...

Never mind that Studio Ghibli director and founder Hayao Miyazaki famously denounced AI-generated art as “ an insult to life itself .” Both the Pikachu protester and the viral Studio Ghibli-esque ...

At the same time, the internet was having a field day with another stalwart of Japanese ... Asian cultures: cute cartoon characters, cute stationery and even cute-looking food.

In this series, ST speaks to pet-owning personalities about the trials and delights of raising their animal companions. Read ...

is modeled after Sanrio’s lazy egg character (Sanrio is also the creator of Hello Kitty and other Japanese mascots that include both animals and food). Portraits of Gudetama adorn the restaurant ...

Every few years a new collectible item seems to amass a cult following and then slowly disappear to be replaced by a newer ...

You might be able to get away with foregoing Valentine’s Day gifts and maybe even Christmas gifts, but there’s absolutely no ...

Willamette University’s beautiful campus is perfect for a leisurely stroll, with tree-lined paths and historic buildings that ...

From listening to characters slurp ramen on cartoon shows to viewing Bento boxes on Pinterest, Indian shoppers became interested in Japanese food. That fascination turned into experimentation ...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar made impressive achievements in producing animal source food, including dairy products, red meat, fresh poultry meat, and table eggs in 2024. The Livestock Management Department ...