Her TV appearances required co-stars, including a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty that made its debut 20 years ago. But Hello Kitty's 40th ... which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes ...

Is Hello Kitty really a cat, or is there more to her story? Created by Sanrio, this popular character has generated much ...

On a mission to produce a complement of cute fictional characters ... her image was marked simply “Hello!” Later, she was named “Kitty”, after a cat of the same name owned by Alice ...

This year marks the 50th birthday of Hello Kitty, but the character has become so ubiquitous over the years that it's easy to lose track of her true nature. Is she a cat, or a girl, or just ...