Here's some background on Hello Kitty and reactions from fans who are not too keen on the idea of the character being a little girl. Yuko Shimizu, the Sanrio employee who created Hello Kitty ...

This year, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hello Kitty, the character created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974. To celebrate, the gift that the Sanrio company gave to her creation was to ...

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 ...

and this detail of her story was likely inspired by Hello Kitty's creator, Yuko Shimizu's, real-life story of receiving a kitten as a gift from her own father during her youth.

Say "hello" to your newest fashion obsession. The Hello Kitty and Crocs collection has been officially released just in time to celebrate the beloved figure's 50th anniversary. The special edition ...

A visitor looks at giant Hello Kitty display at the exhibition "As I change, so does she," marking the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 30 ...

It’s 50 years since the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable characters, Hello Kitty. In 1974, a 24-year-old Japanese illustrator called Yuko Shimizu put pen to paper to draw the ...

The monarch was feting a figure more recognisable than any billionaire or emissary: Hello Kitty, who turns 50 this year. The character was created by Shimizu Yuko, a Japanese illustrator ...