Everything is cuter in Japan.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons. The only one I knew of before seeing these adorbs guys is this baby one: (o';'o)

Eastern emoticons: Users from East Asia popularized a style of emoticons endemic to their region.

Icon Meaning
d^_^b d-_-b listening to music, thumbs up
(^_^) (^-^) (^ ^) (^.^) smiley
(`_^) (^_~) wink
(>_<) (>.<) in pain, frustrated
(>_>) (¬_¬) annoyed or rhetorical
(-_-) upset, sighing
(^o^) singing, laughing
(^3^) kiss
(^_^') ^_^" nervous, sweat-drop, embarrassed
(;_;) (T_T) (T~T) (ToT) crying
(._.) (,_,) disappointed, bitter
(-.-)zzZ -_-zzZ sleeping