Raise a glass of limited-edition Hello Kitty sparkling rosé, because the adorable Sanrio character has just been named Ambassador for Osako, Japan, where she might just get to help promote the World ...

Hello Kitty and Pikachu were appointed special envoys on Nov. 28 to promote Osaka's bid to host the 2025 World Expo. Foreign Minister Taro Kono handed letters of appointment to Pikachu, one of the ...

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That’s Ambassador Hello Kitty and Ambassador Pikachu to you. The two characters were appointed official ambassadors to the Japanese city of Osaka earlier this week by Foreign Minister Taro Kono, who ...

Hello, I hope you are having a good Friday. Here in New York City, it is very, very rainy and the sky is dark already. It’s a bit after noon and it looks like twilight. An hour ago, @paul_haine ...

DaDude beat me to it, except when saying "Japan will have a lot of fun things" he forgot to mention how Japanese feeling of entitlement kicks in. THey also want every other international venue under ...