. . . "Hello Kitty"@en . . "1974" . . . . . . "Hello Kitty (Japanese\uFF1A\u30CF\u30ED\u30FC\u30AD\u30C6\u30A3\uFF1BChinese\uFF1A\u5824\u63D0\u8C93) (full name Kitty White (\u30AD\u30C6\u30A3\u30FB\u30DB\u30EF\u30A4\u30C8, Kiti Howaito)) is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow.The character's first appearance (on a purse) was introduced in Japan in 1975, and brought to the United States in 1976."@en . . . . "Hello Kitty"@en . . . . .