everything you need to know about japan's kawaii industry

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Cuties in Japan by Sharon Kinsella
Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek across the Pacific by Christine Yano
Wink on Pink: Interpreting Japanese Cute as It Grabs the Global Headlines by Christine Yano
A socio-marketing analysis of the concept of cute and its consumer culture implications by Elad Granot, Thomas Brashear Alejandro, La Toya M. Russell
Consuming "Hello Kitty": Tween Icon, Sexy Cute, and the Changing Meaning of 'Girlhood' by Amy T.Y. Lai
Flexible Femininities? Queering Kawaii in Japanese Girls’ Culture by Makiko Iseri

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