Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...

The character is beloved by millions worldwide and has been the face of its parent company, Sanrio, for half a century.

It probably comes as no surprise, then, that there's a treasure trove of great Japanese names you can give your lovable little 猫 (that's neko, meaning "cat"). If you're considering Japanese cat ...

Most Japanese commuters continued wearing face masks on March 13, the day the central government ended its three-year request for protective measure against COVID-19. At JR Shinagawa Station in ...

Face masks are coming off more and more these days in Japan, giving many people a reason to a smile. For some, though, reacquainting themselves with that facial expression is proving something of ...

Jennifer Garner shared a delightful video of herself wearing a mask of her cat Moose's face. In the video, which was set to Edith Piaf's Je ne regrette rien (I regret nothing), the Alias star ...

A Japanese woman died last year of a tick-borne disease after being bitten by a stray cat, Japan's health ministry says, in what could be the first such mammal-to-human transmission. The unnamed ...

Unless you've been living under a rock, it's very likely that the viral Japanese hair masks have popped up on your feed. Their claim to fame is giving your ...

‘Tis the season to start stocking up on gifts, and there’s one thing that even the most seasoned parent always finds themself ...

What We Love: Thanks to Japanese-sourced rice extract, this hair mask not only hydrates hair but also protects it from further damage. What We Don’t Love: It requires a very thorough rinse-out ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...