CNN By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Her nails are painted blue and white. There’s a Dodgers logo on one nail, the number 17 on another. Takayo Hizume had gone to a nail salon at home ...

In the 1990s, the Japanese fashion subculture explosion led to the global proliferation of a few enormous menswear trends—streetwear and sneaker culture, vintage workwear and military ...

Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is most famous for his woodblock print, “Under the Wave off Kanagawa.” He also is regarded as the father of manga, the black-and-white predecessor of anime ...

But with his historic Dodgers contract, the influx of Japanese tourists has reached a fever pitch in Los Angeles for Ohtani’s first season with the team. And he’s not even pitching yet.

Ohtani, who is recovering from elbow surgery, is hitting this season but not expected to start pitching for the Dodgers until 2025. Still, a major Japanese travel agency told CNN it’s now ...

CNN By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Her nails are painted blue and white. There’s a Dodgers logo on one nail, the number 17 on another.