Dyson’s pink-and-purple vacuum cleaner is one of the more ... and a Hello Kitty rice cooker (2014) — products of Japan’s kawaii culture, or the cult of the cute. “Cute” is not a perfect ...

Providing an in-depth overview of all things kawaii (cute), this book traces the cute aesthetic from its inception in the 1970s as a schoolgirl trend to its position as a leading cultural norm ...

Kawaii is the culture of cuteness in Japan. Kawaii can refer to pretty much anything cute and childlike, including products, anime, characters, handwriting, and more. Though the kawaii style has ...

Like countless other gamers online, Celeste is an expert of “pastel gaming”—a term borne from Japanese kawaii aesthetics ... into the sweet galaxy. Pink, purple, and cat ear headphones ...

In Japan, ‘cute’ is a big deal. Their own word for it, kawaii (“ka-why-ee”), is more of an ethos than an adjective. Shops and billboards are filled with big-eyed fluffy figures.

Integral to the global phenomena of cute, the exhibition asserts, is “kawaii,” a Japanese word which literally translates as “cuteness.” According to the exhibition, modern kawaii culture ...

Cute—"Kawaii" in local parlance—wears many guises in Japan. There's old-school kawaii, embodied by the helpless, mouthless gaze of Hello Kitty. There's the newer guy-cute, manifest by masses ...

Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu and other ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and cultural soft power. Dressed in a kimono, Hello Kitty performs a ...

KFC Singapore is kicking off the new year with a collaboration that will have both foodies and plushie lovers lining up. Starting January 13, 2025, KFC will join forces with the Japanese ...