Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday ... stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu ...

with Tsuji recently telling the BBC that “Hello Kitty is Hello Kitty and she can be whoever you want her to be” — even your mother or yourself. Maybe then she simultaneously is and is not a feline — ...

Hello Kitty is famously the height of just five apples. But these days, the more striking statistic is that she’s worth more than 1 trillion yen (S$8.7 billion). Stock in Japan’s Sanrio Co hit ...

or have sex using a Hello Kitty condom.) Sanrio, the company which owns the character, makes almost $4bn in sales annually. Kitty’s popularity is emblematic of the global craze for cute things.

with Tsuji recently telling the BBC that “Hello Kitty is Hello Kitty and she can be whoever you want her to be” – even your mother or yourself. Maybe then she simultaneously is and is not a feline – ...

Hello Kitty is famously the height of just five apples. But these days, the more striking statistic is that she’s worth more than ¥1 trillion — or $6.5 billion. Stock in Japan’s Sanrio hit ...

Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday ... stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu ...

And so that is also the dark side of cute,” Bow said. Sanrio has taken advantage of the character’s adaptability by allowing relatively unrestricted use of her image in return for a licensing fee.

Hello Kitty is famously the height ... is and isn’t a feline – Schrödinger’s Kitty, perhaps? Regardless, she’s not only still pretty at 50 – she’s more vital than ever.