Hello Kitty at 50: Still Cute, and Lucrative as Ever The celebration of the Japanese pop culture icon cuts across commerce, fashion and entertainment, guided by the elusive concept of ‘kawaii.’ ...

As Hello Kitty celebrates its 50th anniversary, we explore how Sanrio Company’s cute cartoon cat became a cultural phenomenon, one which, since debuting in 1974, has made millions of friends ...

You can also spot young people in Hello Kitty pink velour tracksuits. Instead of indifferent security guards, there was a warm welcome from Zayb, the manager.

Fifty years since it began, Hello Kitty is one of the world's most recognisable brands and the inspiration for a new exhibition.

From mandatory masks, to using hand sanitizers and maintain safe distance, Hello Kitty, My Melody and other much-loved Sanrio characters demonstrate the “8 asks” visitors need to be aware of.

World Market and Hello Kitty just created the coolest collab around, and our younger selves are in absolute awe, to say the least. This crazy-cute collection includes a wide variety of products ...

The Drum's series looking into the weird and wonderful origins of some of the world’s best-known brands brings a deep dive into the colourful history of Hello Kitty, exploring how the button ...

Let's face it: Hello Kitty is really cute ... and extremely profitable. Since first appearing 40 years ago on a tiny vinyl coin purse, Hello Kitty has become the cornerstone of a modern business ...

In honor of the cute, cat child's 40th anniversary, an L.A. convention is bringing together Hello Kitty's biggest fans for a weekend of happiness…and oh so much consumption.

Watch: Carolina A. Miranda’s sneak-peek tour of the Hello Kitty exhibition at downtown Los Angeles’ Japanese American National Museum. Celebrating 40 years of Japan’s icon of cute, the show ...

Hello Kitty fans might be the world’s most spoiled travelers as the tourism industry seems determined to build a complete service chain out of that bobtail cat.

So goes the unspoken mantra for Hello Kitty, one of global pop culture's most successful, most ubiquitous and, after three decades, most durable brands. For Japan's Sanrio Company Ltd., the ...