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Hello Kitty made her commercial debut the next year, appearing on a line of vinyl coin purses alongside several other new characters. There’s not much that doesn’t suit her… I think that when everyone talks to Hello Kitty, she probably answers them in some way.”Sales of Hello Kitty products flourished in Japan between the 1980s and mid-1990s. A North Korean child wears a Hello Kitty hairpin at a primary school in the country's capital, Pyongyang, in 2011. Hello Kitty superfan Asako Kanda shows CNN a room in her home that is dedicated to Hello Kitty. Daniel Campisi/CNNAfter more than 36 years of collecting, Kanda still buys around two Hello Kitty items every month.

Persons: Sanrio, Kitty White, Kitty, Pokémon, Mickey Mouse, Yuko Shimizu, ”, Bob Levey, Yuko Yamaguchi, Shimizu, Setsuko Yonekubo, Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu Tsuno, Kitty —, Tiny, “, Feng Li, Kanda, Daniel Campisi, Kitty’s, Beyblade —, Atsuo Nakayama, Astrid Stawiarz, —, ” Atsuo, Eduardo Verdugo Organizations: CNN, UNICEF, Japan’s Foreign Ministry, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Sanrio’s, Getty, ”, New York Times, America, Wall Street, Netflix Locations: London’s, Kitty’s, Houston , Texas, Sanrio’s Tokyo, Tokyo, AFP, San Francisco, Japan, Korean, Pyongyang, San Jose, New York City, London, American, America, Mexico City

☆ Netflix and more: Jefferies names stocks set to benefit from a $60 billion anime boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Given this potential, the investment bank identified three of its buy-rated global stocks that are "well-positioned in the anime market." Netflix has also invested in its own anime content and turned "classic" anime series into live action productions. "We expect Netflix's anime strategy of licensing top performing Japanese anime series, as well as funding its own animated and live action anime series to continue into the foreseeable future," the bank's analysts wrote. The entertainment giant already operates anime planning and production company Aniplex in its music segment, and anime streaming platform Crunchyroll in its picture segment. Looking ahead, it wants to provide even more support to the anime industry, Jefferies' analysts wrote.

Persons: Jefferies, Sanrio, Bandai Namco Jefferies, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Grand View Research, Bandai Namco, Marvel, Netflix, Sony, Sony Group Locations: Japan —, U.S, Europe

☆ How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

This was the dawn of Japan’s “bullet train” era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country’s astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II. A map of Japan's high-speed rail lines. Japan’s high-speed rail revolutionFast train: Japan's distinctive Shinkansen "bullet trains" have been plying the country's high-speed railways since 1964. Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Image TGV: France's answer to the Bullet Train, the Train à Grand Vitesse, began operating between Paris and Lyon in 1981. Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images China's rail expansion: China has now eclipsed the rest of the world when it comes to high-speed rail.

Persons: Yoshikazu Tsuno, Jiji Press, Toru Yamanaka, Mehdi Fedouach, Wang He, ”, Christopher P, Hood Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Hitachi, Toshiba, Mount, Getty, Mount Fuji, Tokyo, Lions, Hulton, Keystone, Jiji, West Japan Railway, Ltd, Fuji, Vitesse, Lyon, JR EAST, Eurostar, JR EAST Japan, “ Locations: Tokyo, Osaka, Japan, Shin, Kobe, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagano, AFP, North America, Europe, Korea, Russia, Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Sanrio, Paris, China, France, Spain, Belgium, South Korea, United Kingdom, Morocco, France’s, Bordeaux, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, India, Thailand, Wuhan, Western Europe, Nagoya, British

☆ Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo closed after ‘terrorist threat’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo has been forced to close for the day after it received a “terror threat,” its operator said. Sanrio Puroland, also known as Hello Kitty Land, is located in Tama New Town in north Tokyo. In a statement published on the park’s official website, operators said they received “a terrorist threat email” on Saturday. Hello Kitty is one of the most famous and recognizable Japanese brands of all time. Sanrio Puroland opened in 1990 and attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year – making it one of Japan’s most popular theme parks, along with Tokyo Disney Resort.

Persons: Sanrio Puroland, ”, Kitty, Sanrio Organizations: CNN, ” Police, NHK, Reuters, Tokyo Disney Resort Locations: Tokyo, Kitty, Tama New, Japanese, Japan, United States, United Kingdom

☆ ‘Cute’ exhibition examines the complex power of all things adorable
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

How cuteness has taken over our world — and why — is a subject being explored in “Cute,” a new (and the first ever) exhibition devoted to the movement at London’s Somerset House. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of mass production allowed cuteness to be unleashed on the world — toys, books and illustrations could, increasingly, be made easily and cheaply. The exhibition — a world first — examines the enduring appeal of the cute aesthetic amongst adults and asks deeper questions about its allure. For Simon May, a professor of philosophy at King’s College London and author of “The Power of Cute,” kawaii is just part of a story which involves the country of Japan more broadly. The Edwardian artist is credited with increasing the cute appeal of our feline friends by giving them human hobbies and pastimes.

Persons: cuteness, Hattie Stewart, David Parry, ”, Somerset, Cliff Lauson, Tim Berners, Lee, Claire Catterall, Andy Holden's, Louis Wain —, Andy Holden’s, Joshua Dale, “, Isabelle Galleymore, Yumeji Takehisa, Simon May, kawaii, Louis Wain's, Kitty, Japan ”, Setsuko Tamura, Rachel Maclean’s, Maclean, ” May Organizations: CNN, London’s Somerset House, Somerset House, Somerset, Cats, King’s College London, Bethlem, panini, Somerset House Scottish, “ Locations: London’s, London, Somerset, Tokyo, Japan, ” Japan

☆ The Big Business of Dressing Like a Little Girl
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’m wearing the shoes. Ms. Liang, who grew up in Queens, is part of a tradition of female designers subverting ultrafeminine clothes. “I’m a Sandy girl,” she said. Because of the brand’s nostalgic sensibility, Ms. Zauner said that she felt uniquely connected to its designer, too. The blurring between Sandy Liang, the brand, and Sandy Liang, the person, is partially by design.

Persons: “, ” Ms, Sugihara, Liang, Anna Sui, ’, Liang’s, Michelle Zauner, Sandy Liang, Zauner, ”, Ms, Dorian Booth, Merrell Locations: Queens, Japan, ., York

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, June 14 (Reuters) - The Netflix (NFLX.O) romantic comedy "XO, Kitty" is returning for a second season, becoming the No. 1 streaming service's first television series to be spun-off from an original Netflix film, the "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" movie trilogy. "XO, Kitty" has a Korean lead character and "Queen Charlotte" features a Black actor in the title role. The 2016 science fiction series "Stranger Things" was its first successful entertainment franchise, with related merchandise and plans for a spin-off series and a stage play. The "XO, Kitty" brand has a partnership with Sanrio, a Japanese entertainment company, and American fashion retailer Forever 21 for a clothing line.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Charlotte, Charlotte ", Kitty, Julia Quinn's, Queen Charlotte, Quinn, Shonda, Danielle Broadway, Richard Chang Organizations: Netflix, REUTERS, New York Times, Sanrio, Thomson Locations: Korean, Republic of, Los Angeles

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