Balancing spreadsheets while serving boba at their anime-themed cafe, Gaby and Bill Clemons turned their lifelong love of anime into a business with Kuma Rama on Oct. 5, 2024.

Warner Bros and Sanrio team up for the first-ever Hello Kitty movie, set for a 2028 release, bringing Japan’s beloved icon to ...

As Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi faces the challenge of revitalizing "Brand Japan." While historically known for manufacturing prowess and cultural exports like anime and kawaii, ...

Sakura Novi, Michigan’s first Asian-themed mixed-use hub, has completed its centerpiece gardens, opened two new businesses and is welcoming residents.

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 tour.

The Cortez family piled out of their car and stretched their legs. Finally, after an hour and a half drive from their Long ...

Brooklyn Children’s Museum is giving Halloween an anime makeover on Oct. 26, as its annual Halloween event collides with the ...

Discover Kuramae, Tokyo’s creative neighborhood where artisan workshops, artsy shops, riverside walks and cozy cafes offer a ...

These intravenous vitamin "drips" are part of the latest quick-fix, health fad catching on in Japan: the IV cafe. Each drip pack contains saline solution and specific vitamins and ...

Japanese artist Sebastian Masuda, known as the "King of Kawaii," is reintroducing his kaleidoscopic world of color to New York with the opening of Tokiodelic, a rebranded café and bar that fuses Tokyo ...

Owls are on display at an animal cafe unrelated to the story. (Mainichi) TOKYO -- An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 ...

Animal cafes in the nation continue to garner popularity among many, including foreign tourists, as an exciting place to interact with exotic animals, such as hedgehogs and chameleons. However, a new ...