The 2025 edition of the Asian Academy Creative Awards (AACA) takes place in Singapore with a notable lineup of winners from ...

Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home. Gracie Mansion sits at the top of Carl ...

The legendary Kawaii Monster Café, which sadly closed in 2021 during the global pandemic, is making its big return to Harajuku by the end of the year – and it promises to be even wilder than before.

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and cultural soft power. Dressed in a kimono, Hello Kitty performs a classical ...

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 ...

Misa Kimura was still a student from Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, when she visited Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood for the first time. It felt like stepping into a dream. “Every kind of clothing or ...

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 series ...

Billionaire Daren Metropoulos’s $10 million renovation of the iconic Playboy Mansion has paid off. Metropoulos, who purchased the Los Angeles property from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 2016, spent ...

Located in the prestigious Palmer Woods neighborhood, the three-story estate offers over 20,000 square feet of living space. This historic mansion features 15 bedrooms. The historic Fisher mansion, ...

CHICO — Bidwell Mansion, which stood as the iconic symbol of Chico for nearly 160 years, was destroyed by fire this week. Related Articles San Jose officials intensify quest to clean up blighted ...