New Hello Kitty Christmas Loungefly backpacks are now in stock at Universal Orlando Resort. We found them in Toon Extra at ...

Hello Kitty has paired up with local Hong Kong dim sum takeaway chain Tong Kee Bao Dim to bring the city an edible version of ...

How much surprise is too much surprise? Sitting in an unnamed bungalow on Barakhamba Road, getting ready for an unveiling, ...

An eclectic list of showbags has been unveiled for this year’s Royal Geelong Show, with more than 80 on offer.

Most fashion journalists refer to Aneeth as reclusive or camera shy. She prefers not to take a runway bow, would rather ...

SpongeBob SquarePants actors Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence celebrated 25 years of the Nickelodeon show by ...

At 24, Shimizu began working for Sanrio, which in the 1970s was focused mostly on its Strawberry gift products — a cartoon strawberry has been a common, popular image throughout Sanrio history ...

By the mid-1980s, Hello Kitty was all the craze among pre-teen girls worldwide. The retro character still enjoys popularity ...

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(You can find all the relics on eBay, where once-cheap items like branded coffee cups now go for $70.) In April, Sanrio ...

In April, Sanrio released a cartoon in Sui’s likeness. And just last month, the Michigan native quietly released a laptop for the Taipei tech brand Asus. It’s purple and comes with butterfly ...