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  • June 2008

    • Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      Travel Leisure  |  Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      (Newser) - From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »

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      list  • Japan  • travel  • tourism  • job  • Venice  • Hello Kitty  • Lego  • karaoke

  • May 2008

    • Hello, China: Meet Japan's New Envoy

      Associated Press  |  May 19, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Hello, China: Meet Japan's New Envoy

      (Newser) - Hello Kitty has been tapped as Japan’s cultural envoy to China, the AP reports. Japan’s ministry of tourism chose the über-popular icon to represent the country in its drive to attract 10 million annual visitors to the islands. Last year, tourists from China and Hong Kong made up 16.5% of Japan's 8.35 million overseas visitors. More »

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      China  • Japan  • tourism  • Hong Kong  • pop culture  • Hello Kitty  • envoy

  • April 2008

    • Dior Vogue Shoot Is Cats Pajamas for Hello Kitty

      Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Dior Vogue Shoot Is Cats Pajamas for Hello Kitty

      (Newser) - The newest icon to model the latest Dior designs is short, pudgy, and has stubby legs and facial hair. But that doesn't seem to bother Dior designer John Galliano, Reuters reports. The ubiquitous Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty will be featured in the upcoming issue of Japanese Vogue— sporting new Dior duds, posing with Galliano and going me-owt shopping in Paris. More »

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      Japan  • fashion  • Vogue  • Christian Dior  • Hello Kitty

  • December 2007

    • Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST

      Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

      (Newser) - Will boys really say “Hello Kitty”? The company behind the sugary-sweet product line thinks so. Japan’s Sanrio Co. says it will plaster the cuddly cat on T-shirts, bags, watches, and other products for males. “We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion,” a Sanrio spokesman said today. More »

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      Japan  • fashion  • Asia  • Tokyo  • Hello Kitty  • young men

  • August 2007

    • Misbehaving Thai Cops Say ‘Hello Kitty’

      Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 07 2:23 PM CDT

      Misbehaving Thai Cops Say ‘Hello Kitty’

      (Newser) - Police officers in Thailand caught breaking minor rules will be subjected to hot pink shame—“Hello Kitty” armbands. Attempting to stem more serious abuses of power, police brass intend to punish littering and tardiness with the cute accessories, the AP reports. The rule-breakers will not, however, be made to wear their new paraphernalia outside. More »

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      police  • Thailand  • Bangkok  • Hello Kitty  • punishment

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