UPDATE (January 27, 2026) — Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been canceled. Our exhibitions, including The House of Pikachu: Art, Anime, and Pop Culture, remain open to the public.

Tokyo’s Harajuku district is getting a major injection of chaos and colour. Kawaii Monster Land, a new underground amusement park inspired by Japan’s cult kawaii culture, is set to open beneath ...

When customers walk into Kawaii Konbini, a Japanese convenience store in Longmont, they aren’t greeted with a typical “hello.” Instead, the owners welcome them with a friendly “irasshai!” That’s how ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Japanese ‘kawaii’ pop culture is exploding in Hawaii, with a new retailer bringing cute and viral merchandise from across Asia to stores in Oahu. Kawaii Kingdom owner ...

Fans of all things cute have a new place to explore this holiday season. Kawaii Kingdom has officially opened its pop-up shop at Market City Shopping Center, offering shoppers an immersive world of ...

United Workers Union national secretary Tim Kennedy is accused of "misleading" members about his links to election slush fund IR21. Senior officials claim the union is owed $850,000 after an internal ...

United Workers Union powerbroker Gary “Blocker” Bullock is now facing internal ructions, with members claiming the union’s leadership was using wage negotiations to angle for political gain. Mr ...

BABYMETAL came out of Tokyo in 2010 as an audacious mutation of Japanese pop and muscular heavy metal. With a very young Su-metal singing up front, and two other females dancing beside her, the band ...

The claim brought by a ­former UWU staffer was briefly mentioned in the West ­Australian District Court on Wednesday, with the matter ­adjourned for a further four weeks. But it was confirmed at the ...

Kawaii Metal: A music genre combining cute J-pop elements with heavy metal instrumentation. Fox God (Kitsune-sama): The mystical entity in BABYMETAL's mythology who guides their destiny. The One: What ...

Convenience stores, a very American concept for people on the go, were first introduced in Japan in the 1970s. Today, they’re an intrinsic part of life throughout the country – even more so than in ...