As the country confronted its imperialist past and sought to repair its international image, a quiet cultural revolution emerged—rooted in the aesthetics of cuteness, or kawaii. Through Hello ...

(Photo by Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Snacks are displayed for sale at a Daiso store, operated by Daiso Sangyo Corp., in the Harajuku area of Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 30 ...