Matara Doll has opened up pre-orders for a traditional Japanese kimekomi doll that resembles Snivy from Pokemon.

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The hamlet of Ichinono, which has less than 60 residents and only one child ...

In Ichinono, a small rural village in Japan, life-sized dolls have become part of everyday life, adding a sense of activity to an otherwise quiet community. These dolls are carefully crafted by ...

As Hello Kitty's commercial success expanded beyond Asia, so did her personal profile. By the late 1970s, Sanrio revealed the ...

The next arc in Dandadan is named the "Acrobatic Silky Arc", featuring a tragic yokai with superhuman abilities. Acrobatic ...

Shinzen is officially a friendship garden and was built partly in dedication to Kochi, Fresno’s sister city in Japan. It recognizes “the significant role of early Japanese immigrants and ...

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...

After returning home, the boy forms a true friendship with the sea creature by introducing his new companion to his life on ...

If we don’t figure out how to deal with the (occasionally grating) humanity of the people we wish to be close to, or the conflicts that can arise in a friendship, we are resigning ourselves to ...