Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

a Japanese subculture that was extremely popular in the 1990s. With colourful clothing, exaggerated face contouring and oversized eyelashes, these women are borrowing from the aesthetic that made ...

This subculture, born in the late 1990s, takes Japanese notions of cuteness – think the bows and pastel hues of Hello Kitty – to the extreme. [3] “Decora fashion ... I think that is very ...

Gyaru fashion and style, a vibrant Japanese subculture that first emerged in ... Rooted in the hyper-glamorous, bold aesthetic of early Y2K culture, the gyaru of old embodied a distinctly girl ...

In the same vein as subcultures, some aesthetics or 'cores' do have common belief systems. 'Tomato Girls' are unified in their pursuit for the picture-perfect European summer. À la ...

The aesthetics and cosmetic medical market in Japan is heating up as well-heeled Chinese and other Asian consumers come to Japan for their advanced cosmetic treatments and surgeries, whether it's ...