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

Loving Hello Kitty isn’t just nostalgic. It’s about choosing softness in a world that keeps trying to harden us. She reminds ...

And that's just in Japan, her literal birthplace ... Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that holds the rights to Hello Kitty’s name and image, kicked off the festivities a year ago ...