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Tokyo’s Hello Kitty theme park closes after e-mail threat about ‘hazardous object’
A Hello Kitty theme park in Japan was shut down temporarily ... and on-site staff at this time," the Sanrio Puroland park in Tokyo said on its website. Sanrio Puroland in Tama informed the police ...
Hello Kitty at 50: how Sanrio’s cute cat character became a global phenomenon
Since its 1974 debut in Japan, cute cartoon cat Hello Kitty has comforted millions, and made billions for Tokyo-based Sanrio ...
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At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever
“Shrewd” is how Mika Nishimura, a design professor at Tokyo’s Meisei University, describes the way Hello Kitty conquered the worlds of commerce, fashion and entertainment. As a tabula rasa ...
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At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever
TOKYO--Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a ...