TOKYO (CBS/AP) -- When she came to life in 1974, she was a kitty without a name, sitting sideways in blue overalls and a big red bow, on a coin purse for Japanese girls. On Saturday, fans around the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Hello Kitty popped up on a coin purse in Japan in 1975, the character created by Yuko Shimizu was an instant hit with ...

Hello Kitty will celebrate her 50th birthday in 2024, and the festivities have begun. How does everyone's favourite kawaii cat that isn't actually a cat celebrate ...

2 of 7 — Attendees take pictures at Hello Kitty Con at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles Friday. Some 25,000 fans are expected to attend Hello Kitty Con between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2. 3 of 7 ...

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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In 1974, a designer at the Japanese company Sanrio created a whiskered, bow-wearing character named Hello Kitty. She had a white face, yellow nose and wore a blue jumper. The ...