"Official Hello Kitty Tartan" products at British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan


Hello Kitty in its original tartan blouse and ribbon stands with Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi, left, of Sanrio Co., and British Embassy First Secretary Rachel Bayfield during a news conference to unveil "Official Hello Kitty Tartan" products at British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. The special tartan items will be sold as part of memorabilia to mark the 35th anniversary of the birth of the Japan's most popular feline character Kitty White who is set to live in suburban London. The Hello Kitty tartan has been officially recorded in the International Tartan Index.


Japanse money commodity trader Taisei Coins' employee Chikako Kubo displays a 50-dollar gold and three 5-dollar silver coins designed of popular character Hello Kitty, minted by the Royal Mint of Britain, at the company's showroom in Tokyo on May 26, 2009 for the celebration of Hello Kitty's 35th anniversary. The 50-dollar gold coin, weighing 15.61g, is priced 126,000yen (1,300 USD) and 5-dollar silver coin, weighing 28.28g, is 11,550yen