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NEWS ABOUT: Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty stories: 6 news summaries
watch your mouth

 Happy 35th 
 Birthday, 
 Hello Kitty 

Fashionable events surround style icon's big day

Nov 1, 09 2:11 PM CST
(Newser) - She can't blow out the candles, but Hello Kitty turns 35 today. Launched by the Japanese greeting card firm Sanrio in 1974, the mute, mysterious feline made her US debut in 1976 and is now an international style icon. "Who doesn't love Kitty?" fashion entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons asks.... More »

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Britney Spears • Paris Hilton • Tyra Banks • cartoon • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • Christina Aguilera • Kimora Lee Simmons • cartoon characters • Iman • Kelly Ripa • anime

Travel

 Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs 

Gigs that straddle the line between necessary and absurd

Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT
(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.
  1. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for
... More »

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

 Hello, China: Meet
 Japan's New Envoy 

Japan tabs pop icon to bring in visitors from China

May 19, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Dior Vogue Shoot
 Is Cats Pajamas
 for Hello Kitty 

Cartoon figure to model with Galliano

Apr 21, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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fashion • Japan • Vogue • Christian Dior • Hello Kitty • John Galliano

Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

Company will make girl-friendly product line palatable for teen boys

Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Misbehaving Thai Cops Say ‘Hello Kitty’

Rule-breakers
punished with
cute accessories

Aug 6, 07 2:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Thailand • police • Bangkok • punishment • Hello Kitty

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