Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Japan’s Oita Airport has officially changed its name to ‘Oita Hello Kitty Airport’ temporarily for Osaka’s Expo 2025 ...

Oita, a scenic region known for its natural hot springs on the Japanese island of Kyushu, has recently renamed its air hub ...

A lot of exciting things are unfolding across Japan to coincide with ... transporting travellers between Oita Hello Kitty Airport and Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland, which is located about ...

TOKYO--Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday ... birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour. And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace but not the one ...

At the launch event, Sanrio Entertainment President Aya Komaki summed it all up: “We are filled with the hope that this ...

was made possible because a subsidiary of Sanrio Co., which owns licensing rights of Hello Kitty, operates the theme park Harmonyland in the southwest Japan prefecture. The prefectural government ...