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 ...

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

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

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, ...

AP Kitty’s popularity is emblematic of the global craze for cute things. In Japan the phenomenon, known as kawaii, dates back to at least the 17th century, when artists started producing ...

“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 ...

The company wanted designs embodying “kawaii,” a Japanese term for cuteness ... Inspired by the trends she saw in Tokyo’s Harajuku fashion district at the time, Yamaguchi began incorporating ...

InStyle editors recount the most cursed shopping regrets they'll take to the grave. From Armani jackets to discount Miu Miu, ...

You’re not gonna eat me because I’m not cute, right?” pouts the promotional image. Don’t worry, though, because it’s not filled with explosives. Instead, the landmine-type Pizza gets its name from the ...

And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the ... describes the way Hello Kitty conquered the worlds of commerce, fashion and entertainment. As a tabula rasa open to interpretation ...

Japanese police pull off kawaii dance moves in anti-scam video — 広島県警察（公式） (@HP_maplekun) October 7, 2024 ...