Photographer Alvin Kean Wong is bringing the rebellious, rockabilly spirit to New York’s Lower East Side for a special ...

Maid Cafes are a unique Japanese subculture where girls dress up like Maids and serve their customers food and drink with a dash of extra kindness, and entertainment. It's a subculture that I have ...

“Bōsōzoku” is known well enough in Western automotive culture, though often misspelled or mispronounced (as with many Japanese words, the final U is almost silent). It's also commonly used ...

Now thanks to the newly opened Soles Inc., Miamians can take part in the underground movement of Japanese subculture shops. The brainchild of Japanese owner Kenichiro Konomi, Soles carries the ...

What are "gyaru," and why are they popular in anime again? I love talking about Japanese subcultures, and I love assessing their impact on broader global pop culture at home and overseas.

“Nakano has many old-school anime stores. It combines all sorts of Japanese subcultures.” CDawgVA adds: “It’s a hidden gem. It looks like a normal train station and shopping area, but when ...

The business organization argued that geopolitical risks will also lessen if Japanese subculture wins the hearts of people overseas. Masakazu Tokura, chairman of Keidanren, maintains a keen ...

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of and demand for Japanese subcultures have been growing in the continent. South Africa is a major center of such change. Under a deep blue sky in the ...