Hiroshi Nittono receives funding from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI No. 23330217. However, why cute things attract us and how they ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A decade ago, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee (aka the inventor of the world wide web) was asked what had ...

A new Sanrio 3D puzzle playset lets fans build a pastry shop for Hello Kitty and even turn on the lights as construction ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I have a theory I bore people with at dinner parties called the "Googly Eye Effect". It ...

From Victorian cat memes to Hitler petting a deer, with more big-eyed manga characters than you could shake a magic wand at, this exhibition showcases the unsettling power of cuteness A cute white ...

In Tokyo, ‘cute’ doesn’t just refer to the kitschy kawaii styles that Harajuku is famous for. Sure, ‘cute’ is an expression we use on an animal-shaped doughnut, a 3D latte art of a cat, or a bento ...

Musubizm at J Pop Summit; a masterclass in cute. youngelectricpop via Flickr, CC BY This is a true story. One Saturday night, I was sitting with a friend in a trendy downtown bar, when two grown women ...