In line with Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary celebration, MGA Entertainment has launched the MGA’s Miniverse Make It Mini Food ...

Hello Kitty is described by Sanrio as “friendly ... which is coincidentally the iconic cartoon character’s favorite food. An as for Hello Kitty’s father, he has a “hilarious sense of ...

By the mid-1980s, Hello Kitty was all the craze among pre-teen girls worldwide. The retro character still enjoys popularity ...

Bandai has started selling Sanrio Characters Baby Friends toys, which feature baby versions of the Sanrio mascots in cradles. Each toy costs 396 JPY ($2.80) and you can find them in the snack ...

Saturday-morning cartoons were legend back in the day. Here are some of the best '80s cartoons that will make you feel like a kid again. These days, you can watch animated TV shows whenever you ...

Cartoon or fictional characters, like Tony the Tiger and the Milky Bar Kid, should no longer be used to promote unhealthy food, a group of MPs says. The proposed ban would also mean that film or ...

If you love Japanese culture, anime, art, or all three, you're in for a treat. Anime mania is about to land in the UAE ...

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Fans of the popular Sanrio mascot Hello Kitty are expected to max out their credit cards this weekend, as the viral pop-up cafe makes its return to Houston. Boasting new merchandise and limited ...

Donald Trump is lying next to you in the bed, wearing snug cotton pajamas printed to look like his signature blue suit. You want to tell him a few things you think he ought to know, but his fake ...

At 24, Shimizu began working for Sanrio, which in the 1970s was focused mostly on its Strawberry gift products — a cartoon strawberry has been a common, popular image throughout Sanrio history ...