Bay Area Hello Kitty fans have a reason to celebrate. The Japanese company Sanrio that created Hello Kitty has announced a ...

As Hello Kitty's commercial success expanded beyond Asia, so did her personal profile. By the late 1970s, Sanrio revealed the ...

The first item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in 1975. TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. Photo by Kim Harold Peji/Rappler Hello ...

Half a century since the “birth” of pop icon Hello Kitty, the cute character’s fame shows no sign of fading – and she’s still ...

Sanrio accomplished no easy feat, maintaining the brand as a pop culture powerhouse for over 50 years. From being featured on ...

Heatherette, the label cofounded by Club Kid Richie Rich and Traver Rains, collaborated with Hello Kitty for several seasons, ...

Hello Kitty is celebrating her 50th birthday, but who is she anyway? Here's some history on the girl — not cat.

As Hello Kitty turns 50 this month, CNN’s Hanako Montgomery meets one of the iconic Japanese character’s superfans who has collected more than 10,000 Hello Kitty items over the past 36 years.

Arden Vang, 3, waits for her parents, Ghao Zhong, left, and Lor Tony, to hand her another token, as Zhong shows the token basket is empty, at Grabbit Arcade inside Maplewood Mall on Thursday. (Jeff ...

Hello Kitty is now 50. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-­headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has ...

At the Sanrio Puroland theme park outside Tokyo this week, fans are marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic Japanese character, Hello Kitty. The park in Tama City offers attractions, live shows, ...

By being so adaptable, Kitty gets all those collaborative deals.” The character's semicentennial is evidence of that. Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that holds the rights to Hello ...