Annual Character Ranking contest is underway and this year is seeing some serious shakeup with fan favorites being knocked ...

someone else said. According to anthropologist and author Christine R. Yano, “The Japanese and Japanese women were into Britain” at the time of Hello Kitty’s conception, she previously told ...

Christine R. Yano, author of Pink Globalisation: Hello Kitty's Trek Across the Pacific, previously confirmed that Hello Kitty isn't a cat, writing: 'A lot of people don’t know the story and a ...

while the other is a cat dressed as a shark holding pink flowers. Those both will be available in Japan in August 2025, then appear worldwide after. The Mofamofy Cinnamoroll, Hello Kitty ...

A gold coin pendant with the image of Hello Kitty holding the number 50 is selling for about 120,000 yen ($800), while a Casio watch costs 18,700 yen ($120). But first, more on the origin story.

Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane.