And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography. Confused? Welcome to the party. If there's one thing about Hello Kitty, it's that she's proven ...

Hello Kitty, the global marketing phenomenon that features a fictional Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow and no mouth, is about to take on a new role ... as a talking android. Sanrio Co., which ...

Members of the media viewed the Japanese government pavilion ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, for ...

Its lead single, "Hello Kitty," is about her love for the country. While American critics thought it was cultural appropriation, Japan didn't seem to care. The country has the world's second ...

A major expression of Japan's soft power ... and the development of cute goods. And that was the Hello Kitty world that Sanrio really developed and exploited." The author of Pink Globalization ...

King Charles honoured the UK's "deep roots partnership" with Japan in a Hello Kitty and Pokemon-inspired ... in 1970 when I toured the first Japanese World Expo in Osaka. "As a 21-year-old ...

Miffy, one of the world's most beloved character mascots alongside Sanrio's Hello Kitty, hops into a new tech ... Notably, Miffy is also especially beloved in Japan, with Fukuinkan Shoten and ...

Fifty years ago in March 2025, the Japanese company Sanrio introduced Hello Kitty to the world. Designed by Yuko Shimizu, the familiar anthropomorphised cat character has transcended cult status and ...