A new pop-up selling Japanese street fashion, jewellery and character merchandise is coming to Norwich Market.
As Hello Kitty's commercial success expanded beyond Asia, so did her personal profile. By the late 1970s, Sanrio revealed the ...
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 ...
Hello Kitty is now 50. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-­headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has ...
“Because the train lines in Japan have different end times, we didn’t realise that we had missed ... “I learnt (the hard way) ...
“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 ...
Hello Kitty turned 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought ...
“LifeWear is more than just clothing; it’s a way of living and embodies the Japanese value of simplicity, quality, and longevity,” expresses Mr. Yanai. In their body of work spanning four ...