An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolizes Japan's kawaii pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo after business dried up as a result of the COVID-19 ...
TOKYO - 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 ...
Kawaii. You hear it in anime, you hear it on TV shows, and you hear it on the streets of Japan, where the word is spoken by young and old alike. With people around the world growing up on Japanese ...
Inside the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in the Odaiba district is a bizarre interactive museum, where visitors can take photos with kawaii unko, or cute poop. Don’t worry, there is no actual excrement the ...
It is hard to believe that we are approaching a decade since Kyary Pamyu Pamyu reignited international interest in Japanese kawaii with her 2011 hit song “Ponponpon.” Perhaps “reignited” is an ...
In Tokyo, ‘cute’ doesn’t just refer to the kitschy kawaii styles that Harajuku is famous for. Sure, ‘cute’ is an expression we use on an animal-shaped doughnut, a 3D latte art of a cat, or a bento ...
Harajuku’s renowned entertainment restaurant Kawaii Monster Café was one of Tokyo’s most popular attractions before it closed permanently in 2021. The overwhelmingly cutesy space featured an explosion ...
TOKYO--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 ...
If Tokyo conjures images of hyper-colored, maximalist Hello Kitty and pastel neon cafes, there’s artist Sebastian Masuda to thank. Masuda is behind Kawaii Monster Cafe, a Tokyo tourist destination ...
TOKYO, Feb 1 (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 ...