For fifty years, her facial features have largely remained unchanged. But as Sanrio illustrator Yuko Yamaguchi, who oversaw ...

Originally created by Ikuko Shimizu for Sanrio in 1974, Hello Kitty celebrates her 50th birthday on Friday. The beloved ...

HELLO Kitty fans are going wild, as Primark has launched a brand new range inspired by the iconic Japanese cat. Christmas is ...

“‘Cute-ifying’ everyday stuff became a kind of genius, and Sanrio expanded licensing to adult things, such as vacuum cleaners, rice cookers, etc.” Read on for more about the Hello Kitty ...

These efforts laid what we might term the first “geological layer” of Hello Kitty’s US strategy. Over time, each generation’s collective memory of the cute Japanese knick-knacks that they ...

A visitor looks at giant Hello Kitty display at the exhibition "As ... a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence.

Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything ... husband built her a pink so-called "she-shed" to keep it in. Stuffed inside are thousands of toys and other items featuring ...

Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags ... California. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP ...

Hello Kitty turns 50! Explore her surprising journey from cartoon cat to global icon and learn why she's actually a little ...