TOKYO -- Chiikawa Happy Meal toys offered by McDonald's Japan unit delight not just the children they are marketed to but online resellers -- critics call them scalpers -- who are cashing in on their ...

Sanrio is known for its many cute mascots, such as Hello Kitty, with these characters recognizable around the world. Now, a ...

Fans of Chiikawa and friends will delight in an opportunity to become immersed in the characters’ world.

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

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The first mobile app by Applibot, Inc. based on the popular manga Chiikawa by illustrator Nagano, Chiikawa Pocket, officially launches today, Thursday ...

Several Chiikawa fan accounts based in the city boast tens of thousands of followers, and Hong Kong-based company Casetify launched a Chiikawa series of tech accessories in December.

My Hero Academia and Chiikawa have teamed up in the past, imagining top heroes Deku, Bakugo, and Shoto Todoroki as the albino creatures. Kohei Horikoshi recently got in on the action by sharing ...

The MLB is diving into Japanese culture ahead of these games as a partnership with Chiikawa was announced on X on Tuesday. Chiikawa is a franchise of Nagano and it is transforming some of its top ...

You can pre-register via the Apple Store and the Play Store. The concept of the game is that you’ll always have Chiikawa with you as you go about your daily life. Things you’ll be able to ...