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Kumiko Suzuki, a 22-year-old college student in Japan, played with Barbie dolls as a child. She says she always saw Barbie as her ideal image of a glamorous Western princess. “She’s slim, she’s blond ...

TOKYO – When “Barbie,” the live-action movie about a plastic doll, opened Friday in Japan, it did so without “Oppenheimer,” the rival film with which it shared a bill in the United States.

Adults are turning Japan's Licca-chan doll into a social media superstar - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Adults are turning Japan's Licca-chan doll into a social media ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Barbie is having a hard time winning the hearts of Japanese children, so she's trying to charm grown-ups instead with a bridal collection full of bows, ruffles and gowns ...

Barbie, a Mattel toy brand, announced a move to honor eight women who have made an impact worldwide. The iconic children’s toy will celebrate its 65th anniversary on March 9, 2024, just one day after ...

FILE - A patron buys a movie ticket underneath a marquee featuring the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" at the Los Feliz Theatre, on July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. The Japanese distributor of Warner ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images ...