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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows the new Funshot digital toy camera, which allows users to create sticker-like photos decorated with "Hello Kitty" and other Sanrio characters, exhibited by Japanese toy maker Takara Tommy Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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International toy show in Tokyo

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2025, shows the new Funshot digital toy camera, which allows users to create sticker-like photos decorated with "Hello Kitty" and other Sanrio characters, exhibited by Japanese toy maker Takara Tommy Co. at the International Tokyo Toy Show at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center.

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[Breaking News]2025 World Expo goods

OSAKA, Japan, July 12 Kyodo - Video taken in Osaka on July 12, 2024, shows official goods of the 2025 World Expo in the western Japan city bearing the event's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (red and blue) together with "Hello Kitty" and other Sanrio characters. (Kyodo)

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2025 World Expo goods

Photo taken in Osaka on July 12, 2024, shows official goods of the 2025 World Expo in the western Japan city bearing the event's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (red and blue) together with "Hello Kitty" and other Sanrio characters.

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2025 World Expo goods

Photo taken in Osaka on July 12, 2024, shows official goods of the 2025 World Expo in the western Japan city bearing the event's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (red and blue) together with "Hello Kitty" and other Sanrio characters.

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Hello Kitty theme park opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Entertainers dressed as Sanrio Co. characters dance at the Hello Kitty theme park Kawaii Paradise in Tokyo's Odaiba area on Oct. 21, 2010. The indoor facility opened the following day targeting overseas tourists, including those visiting the capital through Haneda airport nearby.

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Sanrio to sell 3.9 mil. yen dog house

TOKYO, Japan - A model poses with a 3.9 million yen dog house with a Kitty cushion made by Sanrio Co., known as the creator of Hello Kitty characters, in Tokyo on July 6. The dog house, which is decorated with glass crystals, will be sold during a July 24-30 promotion event at Mitsukoshi Ltd.'s flagship department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district.

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Gold, silver euro coins with 'Hello Kitty' images to be sold

TOKYO, Japan - Coin-importer Taisei Coins Corp. and Sanrio Co. said on Nov. 29 they will jointly sell three euro coins (in photo) with images of the latter's ''Hello Kitty'' character on them, beginning on Dec. 5. A 1-ounce gold coin with a face value of 50 euros will cost 168,000 yen. A quarter-ounce, 10-euro gold coin will cost 52,500 yen, and a 1.5-euro silver coin will cost 8,400 yen. Images on the coins, made by the Monnaie de Paris minting authority in France, depict ''Hello Kitty'' characters enjoying life in Paris.

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Sanrio, Warner to co-brand Hello Kitty, Tweety products

TOKYO, Japan - A new brand jointly developed by Sanrio Co. and Warner Bros. Consumer Products features Sanrio's feline character Hello Kitty (R) and Warner's canary character Tweety (L). ''It is probably the first time ever that two companies have agreed on a full-fledged project to develop products featuring their respective characters,'' said a Sanrio spokesman Nov. 15, 2001.

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Gold, silver euro coins with 'Hello Kitty' images to be sold

TOKYO, Japan - Coin-importer Taisei Coins Corp. and Sanrio Co. said on Nov. 29 they will jointly sell three euro coins (in photo) with images of the latter's ''Hello Kitty'' character on them, beginning on Dec. 5. A 1-ounce gold coin with a face value of 50 euros will cost 168,000 yen. A quarter-ounce, 10-euro gold coin will cost 52,500 yen, and a 1.5-euro silver coin will cost 8,400 yen. Images on the coins, made by the Monnaie de Paris minting authority in France, depict ''Hello Kitty'' characters enjoying life in Paris. (Kyodo)

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Sanrio's Strawberry Newspaper features antiwar messages

The August issue of "Gekkan Ichigo Shimbun" (Monthly Strawberry Newspaper), Sanrio Co.'s monthly magazine, is shown in this photo. The issue featuring antiwar messages from Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II went on sale in July 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty hits road for 1st live tour in North America

Visitors take a selfie with Hello Kitty and her friends from Japan's Sanrio Co. in the suburbs of Los Angeles on June 11, 2015, on the first leg of the popular Japanese characters' first-ever live tour in North America. The characters will tour more than 35 cities in Canada and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty exchanges high-fives with visitors in L.A.

Hello Kitty and My Melody, two popular characters from Japan's Sanrio Co., exchange high-fives with girls visiting the characters' live show in the suburbs of Los Angeles on June 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Postcards of "Hello Kitty," "My Melody"

Postcards of Postalsquare Co., a subsidiary of the stationery maker Kokuyo Co., showing Sanrio Co.'s characters "Hello Kitty" and "My Melody" putting cards in an old-type post box, are shown in this photo. The postcards became available from Jan. 16, 2015, in Japan, marking the 40th anniversary of the characters' debut. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanrio to sell 3.9 mil. yen dog house

TOKYO, Japan - A model poses with a 3.9 million yen dog house with a Kitty cushion made by Sanrio Co., known as the creator of Hello Kitty characters, in Tokyo on July 6. The dog house, which is decorated with glass crystals, will be sold during a July 24-30 promotion event at Mitsukoshi Ltd.'s flagship department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi district. (Kyodo)

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Hello Kitty theme park opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Entertainers dressed as Sanrio Co. characters dance at the Hello Kitty theme park Kawaii Paradise in Tokyo's Odaiba area on Oct. 21, 2010. The indoor facility opened the following day targeting overseas tourists, including those visiting the capital through Haneda airport nearby. (Kyodo)