As Hello Kitty's commercial success expanded beyond Asia, so did her personal profile. By the late 1970s, Sanrio revealed the ...

giving Kitty black outfits or false eyelashes as trends dictated but never removing the bow from her left ear. “Hello Kitty, this cultural object, has something to tell us about the history of women ...

Half a century ago, the Japanese designer created an anthropomorphised cat with a soft, daydreaming gaze for the company ...

She has been a UNICEF ambassador, a special envoy for Japan’s Foreign Ministry and the subject of themed restaurants, cafes, ...

Although Hello Kitty may seem to embody the self-sacrificing woman stereotype ... giving Kitty black outfits or false eyelashes as trends dictated but never removing the bow from her left ear.

“It’s interesting because Hello Kitty emerged in the 1970s, when the Japanese and Japanese women were into Britain,” Yano told the LA Times. “They loved the idea of Britain. It represented the ...

One woman in the US state of California has amassed so much Hello Kitty merchandise that her husband built her a pink so-called "she-shed" to keep it in. Stuffed inside are thousands of toys and ...

From Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, collectible art toys like Labubu are charming Southeast Asia’s adults with a mix of ...

Hello Kitty apparently has a close cousin in North Korea, with the ubiquitous character popping up on clothing in the reclusive country at its official site for products for export. Sanrio Co ...

but some women see an empowering symbol in her mouthless face. “Shrewd” is how Mika Nishimura, a design professor at Tokyo’s Meisei University, describes the way Hello Kitty conquered the ...

To celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary, the newly opened Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe at Universal CityWalk Hollywood is adding three limited-time treats to their menu. Kicking off on Hello ...

Hello Kitty is saying hello to 50 on Friday and celebrating with her global fan club. Across the world, fans of the iconic cartoon brand are commemorating the golden anniversary with special pop-ups, ...