Japan-based mobile messaging company Line raised eyebrows in May when it revealed that it made $17 million from selling stickers during the first quarter of 2013. Last year stickers were all but ...

For Christmas this year, many children in Japan asked Santa for stickers. A seemingly innocent, age-appropriate request that parents could easily grant — or so one would think. Parents quickly found ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Tomoko Hyatt has no formal art training, but her designs are in high demand across Japan, displayed by tens of thousands of people and growing in popularity. Hyatt, a civilian ...

Usually, the mood inside Japan’s sticker picture booths is cheery and bright. Grab your friends, flash your biggest smiles for the camera, and start mentally planning out what cool or cute stamps or ...

Japan has been really hard at work in preparation for the Olympic Games, and a whole slew of changes have been made in an attempt to help tourists adapt, from a revision in map icons to lifting the ...

See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Quan, the Japanese startup producing characters like Betakkuma and Business Fish for messaging stickers, has announced that it will merge with Wwwaap ...

When Friedia Niimura moved to the U.S. from Japan in her mid-20s, she shared a dream with many Angelenos: acting, or maybe fashion. A TV and media personality in Japan, it seemed a natural fit, only ...