AP Kitty’s popularity is emblematic of the global craze for cute things. In Japan the phenomenon, known as kawaii, dates back ...

A new stall selling Japanese street fashion, jewellery and character merchandise is coming to Norwich Market. It will be run as a collaboration between best friends Katherine Rose, 29, and Jessica ...

Hello Kitty is now 50. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-­headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has ...

The celebration of the Japanese pop culture icon cuts across commerce, fashion and entertainment, guided by the elusive ...

A new stall selling Japanese street fashion, jewellery and character merchandise ... who love Japanese and kawaii culture and run their own small businesses based on different aspects of it.

She has been a UNICEF ambassador, a special envoy for Japan’s Foreign Ministry and the subject of themed restaurants, cafes, ...

This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. Kyomiori Ltd. handles cosmetic products under the concept of "traditional Japanese ...

“Shrewd” is how Mika Nishimura, a design professor at Tokyo’s Meisei University, describes the way Hello Kitty conquered the worlds of commerce, fashion ... of “kawaii,” which is ...

But where did the word "kawaii" come from, and is the sexism that can come with it really all that innocent? Could sexism in Japan be directly related to the country’s heavy consumption of all ...

Hello Kittygets an unorthodox fall-themed collection, with apparel and snowboarding goods store 686 releasing a new tech and ...

It's not just pop, sparkling and kawaii. Recently I've been ... Could you advise me on fashion? When I go abroad, I try to incorporate Japanese motifs in my costumes. When I play my concerts ...

Richard Magarey, better known as Ladybeard, is a cross-dressing pro wrestler and a heavy metal singer from Adelaide who’s made it big in Japan. Ladybeard is a Japan-based Australian wrestler ...