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See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's photo gallery, “'Magical Girls: Art Inspired by Shojo Manga' Opens at Meltdown Comics.” In “Shibuya Girls Pop: Cute Rebellion,” found in this week's print edition ...

TOKYO - 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 ...

AKB48 is holding auditions in Delhi and Mumbai, and fans can’t keep calm about it. 10,000 have auditioned already. There’s a cultural obsession in Japan with female music idols or aidoru, who sing, ...