Born in 1974 amid Japan’s efforts to recover from the devastation of World War II, Hello Kitty would become an unlikely agent of national reinvention. As the country confronted its imperialist ...

Media were given a sneak peek of the Japan pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. The interior decor features Hello Kitty in 32 unique costumes.

Kitty’s not even from Japan, despite being appointed an ambassador ... I wanted to stay in the Hello Kitty Hotel in Tokyo, but it was fully booked for months. I’m now planning a trip to ...

And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one listed in her official biography. Confused? Welcome to the party. If there's one thing about Hello Kitty, it's that she's proven ...

A lot of exciting things are unfolding across Japan to coincide with the momentous World Expo now happening in Osaka. One such project is the absolutely adorable Hello Kitty-themed airport down in ...

Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty ... ones, as Japan grapples with record ...

which owns licensing rights of Hello Kitty, operates the theme park Harmonyland in the southwest Japan prefecture. The prefectural government hopes that the global popularity of Hello Kitty will ...