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As of 2014, 90% of the profits from Hello Kitty came from licensing of products for the international market. [41] She has been particularly popular in other Asian countries for decades, such as in China, where her cultural impact is comparable to that of Barbie in the Western world. [42] In 2008, Japan named Hello Kitty the ambassador of Japanese tourism in both China and Hong Kong, marking the first time Japan's tourism ministry had appointed a fictional character to the role. [43] Sharon Kinsella, a lecturer at Oxford University on Japanese sociology, called the selection of Hello Kitty "a bit farcical ... as if a dumbed-down cultural icon ... can somehow do something significant to alter the gnarly and difficult state of China–Japan relations." [15] There is a themed restaurant named Hello Kitty Sweets in Taipei, Taiwan, which opened in 2008. The restaurant's decor and many of its dishes are patterned after the Hello Kitty characters. [93] [94] Another restaurant called the Hello Kitty Diner opened in the Chatswood area of Sydney, Australia, [95] and a Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant opened in Kowloon, Hong Kong. [96]

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In August 2018, Sanrio began streaming a CGI animated series on YouTube. It features Hello Kitty talking to the camera about her life in the style of vlogging YouTubers. [54] [55] Hinson, Tamara (30 November 2014). "Inside the cult world of Hello Kitty". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 November 2019. Hey, what's that sound: Hello Kitty guitar". the Guardian. 18 May 2009 . Retrieved 7 December 2022. The second car named Kawaii! Room is a passenger car covered from top to bottom with the popular Sanrio feline character and her friends, featuring a Hello Kitty doll in Shinkansen uniform. Kawaii! Room

Also, a special Hello Kitty café and a souvenir shop, selling exclusive merchandises related to Hello Kitty Shinkansen, is operating at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. How to ride the Hello Kitty bullet train Just when you think you’ve seen everything, along comes this Hello Kitty Polski Fiat to surprise you. This Polish masterpiece, built in the 1960s, refuses to age, owing to its owner (whoever he or she may be), who has made it relevant and relatable to a younger generation. Chapman, Paul (30 August 2018). "Hello Kitty Makes Her Virtual Youtuber Debut". Crunchyroll.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018 . Retrieved 19 September 2018.

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