Apparel and snowboarding goods store 686 has released a new themed tech and clothing range just for the occasion, featuring the kawaii kitten alongside two other Sanrio mascot characters. 686 has now ...

A new pop-up selling Japanese street fashion, jewellery and character merchandise is coming to Norwich Market.

A hair salon, a rock and crystal shop, and a stationary and gifts store are among new tenants that recently opened at ...

The bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a ...

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

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

The bustling streets of Shibuya and Shinjuku attract kawaii fashion lovers, technology enthusiasts ... the Navigli’s vintage shops, and in the small ateliers of the near charming towns of Pavia and ...

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

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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 ...