Kawaii, the Japanese word for cute, has become a cultural phenomenon. From plushie claw machines to mochi donuts, organizers ...

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is celebrating its 40th year since its founding with booming sales that recently topped 3 ...

Featuring a rare rosewood and alder body and traditional 1960s specs, the Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed beauty represents one of ...

Harajuku is a combination of many different aesthetics which is why it’s such a versatile style. It combines many elements of ...

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 ...

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 ...

AI technology has also allowed the fashion supplier, which employs about 10,000 workers, to dismiss dozens of human quality inspectors, said managing director Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid. Suppliers ...

“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 ...

Take an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of fashion as a key marker of social and cultural change, and a means of understanding the relationship between individuals and communities. From ...