Hello Kitty may look just like a cat, but according to Sanrio itself, that assumption about the character could not be ...

Leslie Bow, a professor of English and Asian American ... caretaking instinct aroused by “kawaii” isn’t without power. The 50th anniversary Hello Kitty dolls with Los Angeles Dodgers uniform ...

In Japanese, one might refer to one’s own grandma as kawaii, even if she’s not decked out in pink bows and a frilly dress. In comparison with the word utsukushii—meaning “beautiful” or ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a ... emerged—rooted in the aesthetics of cuteness, or kawaii. Through Hello Kitty, Japan began to reintroduce itself ...

Sanrio's ever-popular kawaii mascot Hello Kitty has been transformed ... whiskers and iconic bow, with ears on the cupboard's ...

it’s the result of a deep understanding of kawaii (cute) and the ability to leverage it before it even entered the global lexicon.” To the naked eye, she looks simple, like a child’s drawing: a white, ...

They giggle coquettishly in their puffy dresses embellished with lace cuffs, tulle accents and oversized bows. The scene could ... are devotees of kawaii fashion. Their signature style, known ...

Leslie Bow, a professor of English and Asian American ... caretaking instinct aroused by “kawaii” isn't without power. “We take care of our siblings, our babies, our pets, because we are ...