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 ...

The airport in the Japanese city of Kunisaki has been renamed in honor of Hello Kitty. Sanrio Entertainment told PR Times ...

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 ...