The brand originated in Japan in 1977 but has held a presence in the United States for close to two decades. It’s in other ...

Alamy Stock Photo The entrance to a Sanrio Hello Kitty gift store beckons with bright colors. Photograph by JPVisional, Alamy Stock Photo As U.S. occupation forces restructured Japan’s political ...

Sales of Hello Kitty products flourished in Japan between the 1980s and mid-1990s ... before setting up the first overseas branch of its retail store, Gift Gate, in San Jose in 1976.

Sanrio, the 64-year-old company behind the iconic Hello Kitty brand, is thriving once again with a modern makeover.

The Japanese company Sanrio that created Hello Kitty has announced a new store returning to the Bay Area. Friday, the grand opening of the Sanrio store will commence in the Cupertino Marketplace.

Hello Kitty, the popular anthropomorphic white ... which opened in East El Paso at 11917 Gateway Blvd W D. The first Japanese retail store opened in East El Paso, at 11917 Gateway Blvd., ...