ASIAN POP How Hello Kitty Came to Rule the World / With little advertising and no TV spinoff, Sanrio's 30-year-old feline turned cute into the ultimate brand ...

Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national ...

In the 90s Sanrio opened up Puroland, an indoor funfair complete with rides, musicals and restaurants, and Hello Kitty was the star draw. Every year it’s estimated to attract around 1.5 million ...

There is a permanent Artbox cafe, currently Hello Kitty-themed, at 5-6 East Street, Brighton (artboxcafe.co.uk for reservations) and an Artbox shop, 44-46 Shelton Street, Covent Garden.

The rise of Hello Kitty. At the end of World War II, Japan faced a reckoning. The country’s surrender in 1945 forced its political leaders to confront the consequences of the nation’s ...

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 ...

The shoes are also all black, which provides a fun twist on the eccentric Harajuku aesthetic. This isn’t Hello Kitty and Dr. Martens’ first collab together; the two also joined forces for ...

Sanrio Presents Polaroid & 2000s Nostalgia With Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi & More Of the two new lines of keychains featuring Sanrio characters, fans might recognize the characters in the ...

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will serve sweets and sell merch great for those looking for something cute to post on Instagram or TikTok. ... Looking to take some aesthetic pics for Instagram this ...

Konnichiwa, India: Can Hello Kitty assimilate into the subcontinent’s diverse art aesthetic? The icon of Japan’s ‘kawaii’ culture has long featured on Indian merchandise – unofficially.