How Japan’s youngest CEO transformed Hello Kitty

How Japan’s youngest CEO transformed Hello Kitty

Getty Images Hello Kitty was created on 1 November, 1974 Hello Kitty, arguably Japan’s best loved creation, is celebrating her 50th anniversary. But all has not always been well at Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the character. The business has been on a spectacular journey of financial peaks and valleys. Hello Kitty has been ranked … Read more

I stayed for a week for $1,500

I stayed for a week for ,500

White sand, clear turquoise sea and lush trees swaying in the breeze. This might sound like a description of the Maldives — but it’s actually what I experienced on a recent trip to Italy. Sardinia, the Mediterranean’s second-largest island after Sicily, is sometimes referred to as “the Maldives of Europe” for the beauty of its … Read more