Missing Link figures are being developed, with one recreating the concept art behind an iconic Generation 1 female Autobot.

Swedish artist Mikael Genberg is ispace’s final payload customer for the HAKUTO-R Mission 2, which is expected to land the ...

Otsukimi — the Japanese Moon Viewing Festival — is Cheekwood's annual celebration of Japanese art, gardens and culture.

What with this year being the 40th anniversary of 'Transformers', we now have a new exhibition in Tokyo to commemorate the ...

Ensuring a stimulating environment with toys and activities, along with regular exercise ... It was initially bred as a companion for Japanese royalty and aristocracy. Its presence in Japanese art and ...

Japan's toy makers are ringing up higher sales despite the declines in the nation's birthrate. That's generating stiff competition to win industry awards for best product. Manufacturers are using ...

Colorful, modern, and dynamic, Harajuku fashion is the reflection of Japan’s latest trends! But how did Harajuku fashion come ...

(Mainichi/Hitoshi Sonobe) TOKYO -- Despite the declining birth rate, the toy market in Japan exceeded 1 trillion yen (approx. $6.96 billion) for the first time in fiscal 2023, driven by "kidults ...

The domestic toy market reached 952.5 billion yen ($6.8 billion) in fiscal 2022, an amount not seen since fiscal 2001 when the collection of comparable data started, according to the Japan Toy ...

Soft toy cleaning services in Japan are nothing new. But a man working at a laundry service for soft toys is getting netizens tickled with his serious face as he carefully cleans the soiled plushies.

For three centuries the kimono has filtered through western culture and taken root in everything from early couture to Star ...

Gacha Cafe in the CBD showcases the lucky-dip joys of gachapon: Japanese capsule toys that swoop into your hands after you feed the vending machine tokens. They’ve spun down chutes since the ...