Amidst 57-degree weather, the Harajuku Fall Foodie Fest was crawling with anime-loving foodies on Saturday. Rows of local ...

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TOKYO (AP) -- Hello Kitty turned 50 on Nov. 1. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle ...

“I think it’s the kawaii charm.” Sanrio owns the copyright to hundreds of other popular characters, and Hello Kitty now accounts for 30 percent of profits, down from 75 percent a decade ago. But Kitty ...

Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags to ... Hello Kitty is the epitome of Japan's "kawaii" – cute – soft power, and she is the mascot of a campaign promoting ...

Most album art in the anime grind genre is a grotesque commissioned piece usually involving a mixture of kawaii and gory elements. Some artists include 南极君 (Nannkyokukun), who illustrated such albums ...