O ne of the most revered pop culture icons of all time is, of course, none other than Sanrio's Hello Kitty herself. The original concept for Hello Kitty was first designed all the way back in 1947 ...

The rise of Hello Kitty. At the end of World War II, Japan faced a reckoning. The country’s surrender in 1945 forced its political leaders to confront the consequences of the nation’s ...

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