TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aliquantum International is set to open the first U.S. Rilakkuma Shop at Westfield Brandon Mall, in the Tampa Bay market. The limited time pop-up store, located near Game ...

A Japanese company known for its cute characters — including Rilakkuma, a relaxed bear that "likes doing things at its own pace and time" — will open its first U.S. retail location in suburban Tampa.

Stock up on Rilakkuma merchandise and even eat food shaped like the cuddly brown bear at the adjacent cafe Arashiyama Omiyagedokoro Rilakkuma no Yu is set inside a traditional Japanese building that ...

Happy life with Rilakkuma, a shop selling official merchandise of the popular bear, re-opened in "character street" inside Tokyo Station on Friday. Rilakkuma is a bear created by San-X in 2003. He is ...

We first discovered Rilakkuma at a Singapore stationery shop in 2009. He is a funny, lazy bear whose name is a contraction of “Rilak” (relax) and “kuma,” the Japanese word for bear. Combined, it meant ...

The on-so-cute giant bear Rilakkuma is your favorite character? You'd better head to Siam Paragon now to check out Southeast Asia's very first Rilakkuma-themed wonderland at Parc Paragon. Before you ...

Move over Hello Kitty! There’s a new Japanese character taking the world by storm. He’s brown and white with a very chilled out look. His name is Rilakkuma. (Audio of KPCC's Alex Cohen talking with ...