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

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

Between January and July, 395,375 Japanese travelled to Hong Kong, a healthy 32.2 per cent increase on the same period last year. This figure is still, however, slightly more than 46 per cent down on ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and cultural soft power. Dressed in a kimono, Hello Kitty performs a classical ...

With digital overload and constant stress dominating life, soft colours and whimsical objects work like visual therapy. That’s what Kawaii interiors aims to do. When GS Shruti (@shrustudies), a ...

For Deepa Kumar, 34, it started with Korean pop culture. The Mumbai-based analyst at a market insights major got hooked to K-dramas during the pandemic. Soon after, the algorithm started filtering in ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz visited Japan recently, attending several important meetings that drew attention on social media. While her diplomatic engagements were widely appreciated, her ...

The legendary Kawaii Monster Café, which sadly closed in 2021 during the global pandemic, is making its big return to Harajuku by the end of the year – and it promises to be even wilder than before.

The Philippine Organizing Committee (POC) for Expo 2025 Osaka hosted Woven: Philippine Diplomatic Night of Fashion and Music at the Conrad Osaka. This was a cultural celebration marking the 69th year ...