In 2025's first quarter, toy sales for those ages 18 and over rose 12% from the prior-year period. At $1.8 billion, adults also accounted for the highest spending among all age groups in the quarter.

No longer catering only to children, a store in Tokyo's Harajuku district offering about 1,700 capsule toy dispensers on its two floors drew Jo Hyeon-jeong in a recent day.

Toy maker Mattel is teaming up with OpenAI to develop AI-powered products and experiences based on Mattel brands. The Barbie, Hot Wheels and Polly Pocket creator says it will use OpenAI’s ...

In Japan, Nintendo has been working with online marketplaces to restrict scalper-fueled resales of the in-demand Switch 2 console. However, the video game giant may have another ace up its sleeve ...

In addition to cases like these, Mattel and OpenAI are likely to have the European Commission in mind. The latter is currently working towards "better use of digital tools" for children's toys.A ...

Bic Camera, GEO Holdings, Toys R Us Japan, and Don Quijote all said they will only be selling Switch 2 consoles to lottery winners on launch day.

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

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In cooperation with partner institutions and universities from Japan, Germany and France, new impulses are being set for sustainable construction. The exhibition and symposium engage with material ...