Yuko Yamaguchi has been responsible since 1980 for the design of Kitty, overseeing her rise to the epitome of Japan's kawaii soft power.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Smith Collection / Gado/ Getty Images For years, Hello Kitty has captivated the hearts of fans worldwide, yet ...

After 46 years of shaping one of the world's most iconic characters, Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi is stepping down from her role as the designer. Yamaguchi helped transform Hello Kitty from a simple ...

LOS ANGELES — The retrospective: it’s standard fare in the museum world, a survey of an artist’s work over some stretch of her career. In Los Angeles, however, I’m not sure there is such a thing as ...