We may have hit peak Japan. West Japan Railway Co. unveiled a Hello Kitty-themed bullet train this week. The train will run for a limited time between the western cities of Osaka and Fukuoka. Every ...

Hello Kitty is one of Japan’s most popular – and definitely most adorable – exports. Now, fans of the character can take their appreciation one step further by staying at a Hello Kitty-themed cottage ...

The globally popular cartoon character, Hello Kitty, has a new job: tour guide for visitors to Japan. In the wake of last year's devastating earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan, Tokyo-based Japan ...

TOKYO — Hello Kitty, Japan’s ubiquitous ambassador of cute, has built up an impressive resume over the years. Global marketing phenom. Fashion diva. Pop culture icon. Now the moon-faced feline can add ...

Participants can enjoy the “Hello Kitty Japanese Fruit Hunt” by logging into a special website on their smartphones and scanning the “Japan-Grown Fruit” label found on Japan-grown fruits, desserts, or ...

TOKYO — A controversy is brewing among Japan’s fanatical followers of Hello Kitty: Is the character who has been plastered on everything from stickers to face massagers to toasters to panties to ...

That’s right, it a bullet train, and it’s pink. Starting this weekend, the Japanese obsession with the Hello Kitty character is expanding to the railroad, with the launch of this special machine. The ...

TOKYO — Hello Kitty — Japan's most famous feline — is rediscovering its cultural roots. Upcoming products include digital cameras shaped like a cat's head to stationery featuring the bubble-headed ...

This year’s Hello Kitty toys from McDonald’s are all practical in some way, with three of them featuring a tanned version of Hello Kitty. The first set of toys will be available from July 11 to 17, ...

TOKYO (AP) - May 19, 2008 Now the moonfaced feline can add "government envoy" to the list. Japan's tourism ministry on Monday named Hello Kitty as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong ...