Hello Kitty turned 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional ...

For fifty years, her facial features have largely remained unchanged. But as Sanrio illustrator Yuko Yamaguchi, who oversaw ...

Hello Kitty is now 50. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-­headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has ...

To celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50-year journey on October 19, Hello Kitty Island Adventure on Apple Arcade is inviting players for a "super-cute" (Kawaii) in-game event, set to begin on October 26.

OK, we’ll admit, there’s some similarity between “kawaii Minecraft skins” and “cute Minecraft skins ... That said, Minecraft is one game that hasn’t incorporated an official ...

Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that holds the rights to Hello Kitty’s name and image, kicked off the festivities ...

Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu and other ...

(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited ...