Japan is a delightfully strange country where tentacles, schoolgirls, and robots often combine. Don't ask what we mean, just use Google! In any case, we have a new commercial for the Mercedes-Benz ...

Even a well-oiled machine like “America’s Got Talent” can run into some friction from time to time. Duo Dadiva, a balancing act duo from Cuba, divided judges Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara, Howie Mandel ...

It's been three years since the last Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia, traditionally held every other year at Japan Society. The work I saw in the 2019 edition was so thrilling and ...

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 cuddly ...

More than 800 plush characters faced off for the title of Most Popular Mascot in Japan's third annual Yuru-kyara Grand Prix. Think: Miss America, but with bear-like creatures and inflatable sumo ...