TOKYO -- Sticker swapping, a playground craze among children in the 2000s, has returned as a new boom known as "shiru-katsu." ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Tomoko Hyatt has no formal art training, but her designs are in high demand across Japan, displayed by tens of thousands of people and growing in popularity. Hyatt, a civilian ...

Known as shiiru in Japanese, stickers are experiencing a renaissance. According to a 2026 survey of 2,484 respondents conducted by Nifty Kids, a youth-oriented lifestyle and hobby website, 70.2% ...