TOKYO - Cute is cool in Japan. Look anywhere and everywhere: Cartoon figures dangle from cell phones, waitresses bow in frilly maid outfits, cherries and bows adorn bags, even police departments boast ...

The members of Chai can’t stop smiling. On a Wednesday night in early September, the Japanese quartet is making its live New York debut, and their presence is sheer glee. Mana, Kana, Yuki, and Yuna ...

TOKYO: Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan's prime minister ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a fashion show to tout a "cute, lively and cool" Japan. Surrounded on stage by members of ...

AKB48 is holding auditions in Delhi and Mumbai, and fans can’t keep calm about it. 10,000 have auditioned already. There’s a cultural obsession in Japan with female music idols or aidoru, who sing, ...