People of a certain age all seem to have at least one shared experience, namely, a grandmother, great aunt, or older neighbor ...

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 ...

Look for unblemished strawberries with bright-green hulls. Just one variety of strawberry, Elsanta, accounts for 80 per cent of the British fruit sold in UK supermarkets, although many other ...

In 1974, Yuko Shimizu started working for a company called Sanrio, which specialised in rubber sandals decorated with strawberry prints ... centred around the word 'kawaii', meaning cute.

In 1962, Yamanashi Silk Center CEO Tsuji released a strawberry-patterned handkerchief, in a move that heralded the company’s entry into the merchandise market. On a mission to produce a ...

sweet strawberry jam is to become the nemesis to end all nemeses. (Have I mentioned that I am a diehard fan of The Demon Girl Next Door?) The second reason this moment is wonderful is because ...

The next day, he said he bought a freezer with the intention of eventually burying his father in a plot of land he purchased in Strawberry, Arizona, the documents noted. Hill told police he did ...

This is the ideal theme park for those who adore the Sanrio characters and those who love Japan’s kawaii (cute) culture ... like Ichigo ice cream (strawberry) and crouton soup. The fields are ...

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