Japan’s gachapon reveal how capsule toys, nostalgia and functional miniatures keep the country’s toy culture in constant motion.

TOKYO, Sept. 1 (UPI) --Toy fans of all ages and industry professionals braved the searing heat of August's final weekend to attend the 2025 International Tokyo Toy Show and see the latest trends in ...

A new plush toy modeled after Kirby will appear courtesy of the German stuffed animal manufacturer Steiff. VPC opened pre-orders for the new stuffed toy on its Japan-exclusive ValueMall website.

Toys “R” Us announced that four stores will re-open in Japan between March and April 2025. Various stores from the toys and children’s goods specialty franchise temporarily closed for renovations.

TOKYO -- Japan's toy market is getting bigger, even though fewer children are being born. Old toys and characters from the Heisei era (1989-2019) are popular again. This is called the "Heisei retro" ...

Social media users have rallied around the Japanese macaque, who found solace in an IKEA plush orangutan toy after he was rejected by his mom and troop.

Gacha & Catch, a pop-up Japanese crane game store, is opening in the Santa Monica Promenade in Santa Monica on Nov. 22, 2025. The joint project between Japan Entertainment One Inc., TOMY Company, Ltd.