Kawaii draws on old traditions. Long before Japan turned out the smallest and cutest portable cassette player, it gave us the charming haiku. Netsuke, dainty miniature sculptures that functioned ...

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It's basically a Japanese word for something that's cute to the max. The show describes it as a: "… genetic trait we've evolved to help us protect our young. Big round head and foreheads ...