The Japanese company Sanrio first created Hello Kitty in 1974. A year later, her image, including her signature red bow, was introduced to the public on a small children's coin purse that sold for ...

As Hello Kitty celebrates its 50th anniversary, we explore how Sanrio Company’s cute cartoon cat became a cultural phenomenon, one which, since debuting in 1974, has made millions of friends ...

There's been a serious dearth of Hello Kitty-branded products these days, but the dry-spell is thankfully at an end, with the arrival of the Hello Kitty C1. The crazy cat's apparently first-ever ...

She told The Sun that her collection started when she was given a red Hello Kitty notebook at that age of 15: ‘from that moment on I just thought, I love that cat, I have to have more of that ...

Tanya Stanich, a 43-year-old lawyer, clutched a handful of pink and black Hello Kitty notebooks at Sanrio Co.’s store in Manhattan’s Times Square and touched a sequined bag adorned with the ...

In honor of Hello Kitty's 50th birthday, here are fun facts about the beloved Sanrio character who, turns out, is not a cat. Hello Kitty isn’t even her real name (and she’s British).

Hello Kitty, the beloved cartoon character that's brought smiles to kids and adults around the world for generations, is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year. The Japanese company Sanrio ...