Messaging service Line has released an Android launcher that takes over your home screen with custom themes, icons, wallpaper and widgets. The free Line Launcher includes a range of content based on ...

The Pokemon Company International released a new set of Pikachu Emoji stickers on Line. They are available to download and use now on the messaging app via the Line store. For $1.99, you’ll receive ...

Thailand ranked as the world's third-largest market for Line sticker download revenue and is the first country where Line stickers are available from offline channels, with users able to buy Line ...

Japan-based messaging app Line is popular in Indonesia partly thanks to its cute stickers. Starting this month, XL Axiata subscribers – about 54 million people – can now use Line stickers on SMS ...

Japan-based mobile messaging company Line raised eyebrows in May when it revealed that it made $17 million from selling stickers during the first quarter of 2013. Last year stickers were all but ...

Throughout history, every form of communication has developed its own shorthand. Northern Renaissance paintings were rich in symbolism; even the most mundane detail, like a vase, was a rich allegory.

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...