McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan saw a sales surge in May, helped by Happy Meal toys linked to two global crazes — the Minecraft ...

No longer catering only to children, a store in Tokyo's Harajuku district offering about 1,700 capsule toy dispensers on its ...

Hong Kong-listed toy company Pop Mart, the scene’s current market leader, scored a global sensation last year with Labubu, a ...

The upcoming Chiikawa x Sanrio collaboration unites Chiikawa and friends with the Hello Kitty crew, with fans soon able to ...

The internet’s most kawaii sensation is here to rock your world! Here are 9 things to know about Chiikawa, from her anime show friends and characters to toys and merchandise collaborations. Is she a ...

D.S. & Durga knows scents. Its perfumes and candles are thoughtful, nuanced, and reliable, and now the brand has introduced ...

The Happy Sets (what McDonald’s in Japan calls Happy Meals) in question feature toys inspired by Chiikawa, a popular anime TV series about animal friends Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant ...

Chiikawa, a contraction of the Japanese phrase nanka chiisakute kawaii yatsu, which means something like “so small and cute,” refers to the adorable animal characters that appear in a manga ...

Localisation has become an imperative for Calbee in China, ranging from domestic production of its popular Jagabee snacks to more marketing collaborations with anime, such as Chiikawa. As the company ...

In episode 108 of the anime "Chiikawa," Chiikawa (voiced by Haruka Aoki), who is anxious about the results of the "Weed Pulling Certification Level 5," is shown remembering the promise to eat ramen ...

Lately, for many in Hong Kong, this comes in the form of a cute character called Chiikawa. A Japanese artist named Nagano created this character. It went viral as a web comic in 2017. In 2022 ...