Hello Kitty is always sugary sweet, and her presence is certain to put a smile on the faces of fans at any hour of the day.

However, if one character can be considered the face of Sanrio, it has to be be Hello Kitty. The adorable little cat has been ...

Dressed in a kimono, Hello Kitty performs ... waving lucky cat.“) This culture of cuteness—what anthropologist Christine Yano calls the “performativity of cute”—has become deeply woven ...

On a recent trip to Japan, I found myself in one of those situations universally dreaded by travelers: showing up for an international flight with a pocketful of unspent local currency and nowhere to ...

Made of smooth leather, you can hold it by the handles or wear it as a crossbody -- either way you'll look super cute. Whether you have an iPhone 16 Pro or Max, there's a Hello Kitty phone case ...

The character also epitomises “Kawaii”, the Japanese term for cute. According to ... According to her biography, Hello Kitty – full name Kitty White – is a cheerful little girl (so officially not ...

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 ...

But then Hello Kitty started to appear in other settings as the character grew," Shimizu said, adding, "Sanrio put a lot of effort into building the brand into what it is today." But don't call her a ...

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 ...

We didn’t know much about Hello Kitty. We only knew that she was cute, always wore a red bow and her head was maybe too big for her body. We vaguely knew she had friends — a frog, maybe? — and that ...