2004年02月02日 月曜日
Hello Kitty - Billions and Billions Hugged
by Justin Hall
Fashion
A past newsletter from Terrie Lloyd ("Terrie's Take") mentions a new book about Hello Kitty: "Hello Kitty: The Remarkable Story of Sanrio and the Billion Dollar Feline Phenomenon," by Ken Belson (NYTimes correspondent) and Brian Bremner.
Yuko Shimizu's Hello Kitty is probably the most visible Chanpon figures in history - she was created in Japan, she claims a British heritage, and she's been successful in many parts of the world. Do people even identify her as Japanese?
Posted by Justin Hall at 2004年02月02日 11:33
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A lot of publicity has been give to the plight of the UCSB teacher, former engineer at Nichia Corporation, who perfected the blue LED (light-emitting diode) who sued because he was only given $189 by his company for the invention. He won a legal battle in court in Japan to have Nichia pay him for his work, the patents, royalties, and his legal fees. With the shifting of the lifetime employment paradigm and the changing public sentiment toward company loyalty, tihs may also mean that artists and designers like Shimizu will also start to demand their due.
Probably, although it is talented, an eye is not attached by many people, without being recognized. People with the regrettable talent. furthermore -- supposing those who work in it also discover many and are a manager's positions -- an employer's position -- not but -- moreover, the different way was not prepared -- the case of Mr. Tanaka NOBEL of the SIMAZU work place in Kyoto is not the representative of a company with the difficult member of a project, either -- if ...
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