From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

These themed trains in Japan include Pikachu, Hello Kitty, dinosaurs, and one specially dedicated to drinking sake.

Never mind that Studio Ghibli director and founder Hayao Miyazaki famously denounced AI-generated art as “ an insult to life itself .” Both the Pikachu protester and the viral Studio Ghibli-esque ...