Unlike Mickey Mouse and Snoopy, Hello Kitty didn’t start as a cartoon. A young Sanrio illustrator named Yuko Shimizu drew her in 1974 as a decoration for stationery, tote bags, cups and other ...

"I can't stop buying Hello Kitty stationery," says the 14-year-old, as she wanders around a Hello Kitty store in the shopping district of Causeway Bay, in Hong Kong. "She is so cute." Tse, much ...

“My mother gave me Hello Kitty stationery and school supplies like pencil cases and plastic boards. When I saw them, I ...