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Reading at a “Book Break” event at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan.

Cute Ecologies: an online recorded seminar.

The exhibition “Cute: the Irresistible Rise of Cuteness in Contemporary Culture” begins January 24, 2023 at Somerset House in London.

The Sanzen-in Temple in Kyoto houses a captivating collection of Warabe-Jizo statues, each carrying a profound sense of serenity and charm.

Prince Chu is the mascot of Chuo University.

The big idea: why do we find cuteness so hard to resist?

A video about the new academic field of Cute Studies.

This smiling rabbit was the logo of Bunkio Matsuki’s (1867-1940) Boston shop that sold Japanese imports in the early 20th century.

A lesson for TED-Ed on the science of cuteness.

What happened when I showed an 800-year-old puppy statue at a Japan Foundation New York workshop.

Sanrio exhibition “The Beginning of Kawaii” featuring Hello Kitty and friends.

An online reading group for the Aww-Struck: Creative and Critical Approaches to Cuteness, 8 December 2021.

A presentation at Casa Con online convention, June 25-27, 2021

A presentation at the Aww-Struck: Creative and Critical Approaches to Cuteness online seminar, 21 May 2021.

People find baby animals to be cuter than human babies, according to a cross-cultural survey that I co-authored.

“The Complexity of Cute” podcast introduces a variety of perspectives on the study of cuteness.

Cute images are often used to tell people what to do in Japan. Public and government organizations rely on cute mascots to innocuously assert their authority.

In this painting, a rice paddle (spatula) dressed in a woman’s kimono dances with a cat.

Kyaraben, or character bento lunchboxes, incorporate food made to look like well-loved characters.

Thousands of beckoning cat figures adorn Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo.

Exhibitions on Japanese kawaii art.

What I saw at Anthrocon, one of the largest conventions of costumed furries and their fans