Yuko and her fellow illustrators had a simple brief centred around the word 'kawaii', meaning cute. (Photo: A replica of the first ever Hello Kitty product. Credit: Getty Images) Her design – a ...

Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags to rice cookers, turns 50 on Friday -- and is ...

TOKYO--Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday ... stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu ...