Her background was embellished with hobbies that ... including a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty that made its debut 20 years ago. Hello Kitty, second from left, with Makoto Fujiwara, executive ...

It’s 50 years since the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable characters, Hello Kitty. In 1974, a 24-year-old Japanese illustrator called Yuko Shimizu put pen to paper to draw the ...