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Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty turns 40 this year and she’s got news!

August 29, 2014Culture

The Japanese American National Museum will be opening an exhibit highlighting the 40-year rise of Hello Kitty. And the well known white Kitty has one thing to make clear to the world.

Hello Kitty

Japan’s Hello Kitty is not a kitty at all — she’s an English school girl

August 28, 2014Global Scan

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