With a rapidly expanding global audience, anime and Japanese media could boost the country’s flailing economy. The value of ...

In the past, Sanrio turned quite a few heads in recent memory when the company revealed that Hello Kitty is not a cat. Instead, the major figurehead was revealed to be a small girl who just so happens ...

Bandai Namco will have an online gacha in which you can try for limited edition collaboration figures between Sanrio and Ojamajo Doremi.

One of Hello Kitty's biggest rivals and 2000s icon, Rilakkuma, has announced an upcoming new anime by major Japanese studio ...

Japanese animation is shaping up as the country’s next big export industry, beyond cars and electronics. Its growth could ...

Ahead of the Hello Péro showcase at Delhi's Lakme Fashion Week, Sanrio senior execs Silvia Figini and Kiyoshi Saito sat for an exclusive interview with HT.com.

Sanrio released a new introduction video for Adorozatorumary, the mascot character created in collaboration with singer Ado.

Oshoppu, a Japanese collectables shop, is launching in the Royal Arcade at the start of December in the unit left empty by Basil & Pip florists. The store will specialise in kawaii - the culture of ...

Pokémon, Hello Kitty and Anime items were featured in Barrow Market's first pop-up stall Planet Namek from Japenese online retailers Oh My Tokyo.

Sanrio's Hello Kitty receives a special new Monopoly edition by Hasbro, celebrating the popular character's 50th anniversary ...