Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Hello Kitty. In 1974, a 24-year-old Japanese illustrator called Yuko Shimizu put pen to paper to draw the famous cartoon. Her creation has helped the entertainment company Sanrio generate more ...

As Hello Kitty approaches her 50th anniversary—which will officially occur November 1—fans are in a frenzy over lesser-known facts about the Japanese cartoon character created by Yuko Shimizu ...