Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brought to life by Yuko Shimizu in 1974, Hello Kitty (whose real name is actually Kitty White) is a fictional character owned by ...

Hello Kitty has her mug on just about everything these days, be it clothes, toys, stickers, blankets and any other form of "kawaii" merchandising. Now, fans of the Sanrio mascot can take her with them ...