Matara Doll has opened up pre-orders for a traditional Japanese kimekomi doll that resembles Snivy from Pokemon.

The artistry of wooden toys from India's Channapatna and Japan's kokeshi dolls, along with the storytelling prowess of ...

With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come ... So in Ichinono, the dolls are injecting ...

With only one child in a village of 60 people, residents of Ichinono create hand-crafted dolls to combat loneliness.

In Ichinono, a small rural village in Japan, life-sized dolls have become part of everyday life, adding a sense of activity to an otherwise quiet community. These dolls are carefully crafted by ...

A Japanese village struggling with a low population created life-sized dolls to mimic the feeling of a bustling society. The hamlet of Ichinono, which has less than 60 residents and only one child ...

YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Born in the year of Okinawa's reversion to Japan in 1972, a locally handcrafted wooden doll with a cylindrical body is enjoying a rebirth after nearly being left for ...

A new sexual orientation called fictosexuality is gaining attention. Defined as a romantic or sexual attraction toward ...

The wooden house showed clear signs it had been empty and unmaintained for years. Dolls left at the entrance were covered in a layer of dust. A fan, a futon and an old Japanese-style dresser ...

With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come up with a novel plan to make it less lonely — replacing people with puppets. Fewer than 60 people live in Ichinono, and ...