Cute Kawaii Animals Coloring Pages. We will be sharing lots of free kawaii coloring pages in the weeks to come and our next ...

Kawaii, the Japanese culture of cuteness, has taken the world by storm, and our next set of free coloring pages are no ...

In Western culture, we’ve come to think of kawaii as a synonym for cute. In Japan, where the kawaii aesthetic has been its own pop culture phenomenon for decades, the word is a bit more complex.

Made popular by its seemingly unthreatening nature, cute’s quest for world domination suggests there is more to the phenomenon than its charming exterior might imply.

Today, “cute culture” has become a global phenomenon, and yet, it lacks a global aesthetic. “On a very basic level, different cultures find different animals cute,” explains Catterall.

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 ...

New research has revealed that looking at cute images of baby animals doesn’t just make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, but can actually improve your work performance and help you concentrate.

Millions of people send so-called "internet flouff" — cute animal videos or memes — to friends daily with no concept of the power of cuteness. Search #flouff on Twitter for endless puppy shots.

The cute group's performance did not improve in this test, which suggests cute animals only have an effect on concentration and not mental ability. Image source, AFP/getty images Image caption, ...

Cute . . . kawaii. We seem to know it ... This same caregiving response can be triggered by animals too, say a puppy, kitten, or chick. ... (two figures May identifies as having cute characteristics.) ...

“Cute” is not a perfect translation of kawaii but it gives some idea of what it is about. The term emerged in the 1970s, at a time of economic prosperity in Japan when consumer goods and ...