On the left, a kaido racer in the grachan style, created from the unloved A10-chassis Datsun 510. “Bōsōzoku” is known well ...

Campaign dissects the secret sauce to Hello Kitty’s iconic global domination, its grasp of the timeless kawaii concept, and ...

The Hello Kitty Stratocaster is officially back, available in pink or white, and if you are allergic to cute look away ...

“Animals are not just cute. Their relationship with humans is a little more ... This exhibition is an expansion of one held ...

Hello Kitty turned 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional ...

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

It will be run as a collaboration between best friends Katherine Rose, 29, and Jessica Fulcher, 25, who love Japanese and kawaii culture and run their own small businesses based on different aspects ...

As the cute character celebrates her 50th anniversary, the firm behind it is now a trillion yen business. Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been ...

The Japanese pop culture icon has attracted fans of all ages across the world. It's become a symbol of Japanese 'kawaii' (cute) culture and soft power, an anthropologist says. Victoria ...

Hello Kitty turns 50 today. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday ...

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

“Just after 9/11, the world was changing,” he told CNN. “And I think that the Japanese ‘kawaii’ culture was an alternative fit for America, somehow.” Much of Hello Kitty’s commercial ...