Edible cocktail glitter, a rhinestone calculator, an infectious disease coloring book, and more not-so-practical items that ...

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

“We wanted to screen the film in Malta and in a Japanese cat-café,” she told Times of Malta. “I wanted a screening in a cat café, as I knew the Japanese have a huge love for cat ...

meow”) — as the cat economy in Japan continues to grow. Some convenience stores are offering sweets that feature cat paws, along with substantially more original items than last year.

In 2025, the Japanese character – worth around US$4 billion (£3.1 ... Hello Kitty – full name Kitty White – is a cheerful little girl (so officially not actually a cat) who lives in the suburbs of ...

In 2025, the Japanese character – worth around US$4 ... White – is a cheerful little girl (so officially not actually a cat) who lives in the suburbs of London with her family.

But hundreds of years before Hachiko, was a very loyal cat, which inspired a cat temple in Japan. The Unrinji Temple in west Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a temple dedicated to cats and also ...

finished in pink, naturally, but with a Hello Kitty scratchplate and decals. Overlooked at first, it’s since gone on to become a cult item. Now that Kitty Strat is back. As part of the cat’s 50th ...

Japan is famous for its cat islands, with close to a dozen small landmasses earning the moniker due to their large stray cat populations. However, one of the most famous, Aoshima, located a 30-minute ...

A Japanese tech company has found an unlikely ... It all started in 2004 when the company adopted its first cat, Futaba, from a sushi restaurant. Since then, Qnote has become home to 10 resident ...

While having a cat in the office is no longer a novelty, hosting nearly a dozen certainly is. After adopting its first cat, Futaba, from a sushi restaurant in 2004, Qnote, a Japanese tech company ...

Customers decorate photos in the booth of a photo sticker machine in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward on May 15, 2024. The entrance is screened off with a curtain. (Mainichi/Yuki Kurisu) FUKUOKA -- Japanese ...