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 ...

As we’ve previously reported, a Hello Kitty-themed train was set to begin service in Western Japan this summer and now we know the date service is set to commence. Last Friday, West Japan Railway Co.

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 ...

Last month fans got a look at the concept art for the Hello Kitty bullet train and now the real thing is finally in active service. The special “shinkansen” made its inaugural round-trip journey on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hello Kitty is a fictional Japanese character with powers like no other: it is worth around $5 billion per year in global marketing, according to a study published in The New York Times. The obsession ...

Kon’nichiwa, Hello from Japan, where Erica, Sol and I are traveling at nearly 200 mph on board Shinkansen, the high-speed railroad also known as the bullet train. Fast and ferociously sleek, it feels ...

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 ...