Hello Kitty was first created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. She made her first appearance on a children’s coin purse in 1975 and in the five decades since, the character has delighted millions across ...

The fact that Hello Kitty isn’t always Sanrio’s most popular character is not a problem, it’s a sign of success. Sanrio has shown that a strong brand doesn’t need to rest on a single icon.

It was not until the 1990s that Sanrio decided to try and market Hello Kitty to older customers as well, using her as a retro character for new products, gearing these toward those who did not ...

In 2014, anthropologist Christine R. Yano, who has studied Hello Kitty extensively, mentioned that Sanrio corrected her when she referred to Hello Kitty as a cat, according to the Los Angeles Times.

There's still time to catch the Hello Kitty Friends Around the World Tour, Sanrio’s new pop-up experience celebrating the icon’s 45th anniversary.

Sanrio told the BBC that Hello Kitty’s real name is Kitty White, and she was born in England. The company then confirmed that the character was indeed an 8-year-old girl.

Hello Kitty is not a cat. Fans aren’t buying it. An executive for parent company Sanrio set off a reaction after saying the iconic character with a cat-shaped head is a human third-grader from ...

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that’s brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...

Turns out, it isn’t. 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 ...

And Hello Kitty is that." The character may be seen differently in Japan than here, said Mika Nishimura, a design professor at Tokyo's Meisei University.

Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat. Sanrio’s senior vice president of marketing and brand management Jill Koch, ...