Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Her name is Kitty White. And she’s not a cat but a “happy girl with a heart of gold,” read the character’s official profile on ...

My, how the super-cute Japanese export known as Hello Kitty has grown since first adorning a coin purse 40 years ago. For one thing, she’s become an $8 billion international empire, with her image ...

Worldwide, people of all ages continue to adore the adorable characters created by Sanrio. From the gentle Pompompurin to the mischievous Kuromi, there is truly a character in Sanrio's character for ...

One of the most revered pop culture icons of all time is, of course, none other than Sanrio's Hello Kitty herself. The original concept for Hello Kitty was first designed all the way back in 1947, and ...

Pop icon Hello Kitty hits the big 4-0 this year. The cheerful cartoon cat first appeared on a change purse in 1974 and quickly became a global phenomenon. According to her official bio, Hello Kitty is ...

I first met Hello Kitty through a friend of hers named Pompompurin. I was about six years old when one of my mother’s coworkers gave me a pen featuring the bright yellow golden retriever and a small ...

It’s a match made in 1980s pop-culture heaven: Legendary video-game gobbler Pac-Man is teaming up with the superlovable cat-like Hello Kitty character in a limited-time mobile-game collaboration — as ...

While it has been more than possible to theme your whole life around Hello Kitty for decades — as the owner of a Hello Kitty toaster, microwave, and television (and too much more!!), I can proudly ...

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