SINGAPORE -- If you're a Line user in Asia, chances are you've seen Meow the Tabby Cat, one of the Japanese messenger's most downloaded sticker characters in the region. Meow's creator, Dira Gana, ...

Stickers in messaging apps are very popular. Whether it’s a simple emoji, a Pusheen cat sticker in Facebook Messenger, or an Animoji in iMessage, stickers are a fun and often cute way of displaying an ...

The new FFXIV LINE sticker set is the fifth pack to come out based on the online RPG, and it costs 250 yen (or about $1.69.) The set includes 40 different stickers, and some of them include captions ...

Line did not disclose who the market’s best performers are, but it did say that the makers of the top ten selling individual sticker sets earned an average of JPY 50.5 million (about $421,000). Many ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

Throughout history, every form of communication has developed its own shorthand. Northern Renaissance paintings were rich in symbolism; even the most mundane detail, like a vase, was a rich allegory.

LIAONING, Northeast China — As the clock strikes 9 p.m., cartoonist Zhong Wei tucks his 3-month-old son into his crib and locks himself away in the cramped study at his home in Shenyang, where he ...