“That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a ...

Is she a cat, or a girl, or just iconography for countless products? In a new interview with Today, Sanrio executive Jill Cook explains Hello Kitty's essence. "Hello Kitty is not a cat.

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

Most people have heard of the beloved main mascot of Sanrio, Hello Kitty. You’ve seen her adorable face in toy shops, on mugs and shirts, and even television screens since the year 1975.

And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the ... power of Hello Kitty. Forget the understated wabi-sabi aesthetic historically associated with Japan. A chameleon-like cat-girl ...

Three Hello Kitty trucks tour the U.S. Every week, each truck stops in a city and parks in a centralized location like a mall to sell Hello Kitty cookies, hoodies and more for the day.

I try not to keep track, but probably enough for a house deposit." The fictional character was created in 1974 by Japanese company Sanrio. While she may look like a cat, Hello Kitty is a bright ...