Among them is Asako Kanda, who started collecting Sanrio products in third grade and now owns over 10,000 items adorned with the character’s expressionless face. “My mother gave me Hello Kitty ...

Hello Kitty received a celebrity’s welcome Friday as the Sanrio character’s first branded namesake cafe in Northern ...

Hello Kitty has been such a hit that other firms are trying to replicate her success. Chinese companies are investing in new cartoons; Sanrio, too, frequently puts out more characters.

As such, Hello Kitty is also a commercial behemoth that has earned her creator an estimated $80 billion, placing her alongside Pokémon, Mickey Mouse and Winnie-the-Pooh as history’s top ...

By Oscar Holland, Hanako Montgomery and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — She weighs three apples and stands five apples tall. She enjoys baking cookies and dreams of being a pianist or poet. And now ...

Among them is Asako Kanda, who started collecting Sanrio products in third grade and now owns over 10,000 items adorned with the character’s expressionless face. “My mother gave me Hello Kitty ...