Katelyn has been a writer since they learned to hold a pencil, but was a latecomer to the world of gaming, gradually falling in love with video games over the course of high school and college. They ...

As I sat on a tatami mat in the library of a 300-year-old Kyoto ryokan, my eyes were drawn to a Japanese translation of Walter Isaacson’s book, Steve Jobs. Yes, I was on vacation and, yes, on my ...

Before there was Aloy, Nathan Drake, or even Ratchet and Clank, PlayStation had a pair of mascots in Toro Inoue and Kuro. Today, Sony celebrates the adorable white cat’s birthday, which falls on May 6 ...

Back in 2001, East Japan Railway Company/JR East revolutionized train travel in Japan when they launched the Suica system. Instead of having to hunt for your destination on a map posted on the wall in ...

The plush has on Chiitan’s signature hat and bowtie. It also has Chiitan’s default expression, where it has its mouth open in a wide smile and it’s looking in some distant direction. The official ...

For several decades, Sanrio has maintained a globally dominant presence in the realm of cute, anime-style apparel, largely thanks to its collection of adorable cartoon mascots. Female Japanese zoomers ...

The unofficial but very popular mascot of this east Japan city surprised children at a Christmas event here on Dec. 24, ...

Japan is aiming to be the very best, like no one ever was, in the Brazillian World Cup, as it reveals that Pokemon character Pikachu will be its official mascot. Those who used to collect Pokemon ...

YURU COIN operates on a fully deflationary tokenomics model. All tokens were minted at launch — with no additional issuance ever planned. Every time fans vote, participate in official campaigns, or ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Poor "Peko-chan". That's what customers and executives at Japan's Fujiya Co Ltd. are saying after the confectioner confessed to selling cream puffs and other pastries made from stale ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Eri Suzuki is serious about her goal in life - working in a theme park as a character mascot, one of those oversized, fuzzy creatures that dance and cavort with children. So she came ...