Hello Kitty is the subject of Japan's second pop culture-themed bullet train which enters service on June 30. Kyle Hyatt Former news and features editor Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from ...

Last month fans got a look at the concept art for the Hello Kitty bullet train and now the real thing is finally in active service. The special “shinkansen” made its inaugural round-trip journey on ...

There are two things that will never get old in Japan. Hello Kitty — Sanrio’s adorable mouthless character — and bullet trains. And now they’re coming together. Japan’s Shinkansen train operator, West ...

A Hello Kitty-themed bullet train made its final run in Japan on May 17, drawing crowds of fans to JR Shin-Osaka station to ...

Hello Kitty is a fictional Japanese character with powers like no other: it is worth around $5 billion per year in global marketing, according to a study published in The New York Times. The obsession ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One locomotive got a little more purrrfect. Following in the footsteps of EVA Airways, and their famous Hello Kitty Shining Star ...

Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train has been unveiled (AFP) Tokyo: Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train, complete with special carriages ...

Rail travel is taking an adorable turn as a bullet train decked out in "Hello Kitty" motif starts a three-month run between the western Japanese cities of Osaka and Fukuoka on Saturday, the West Japan ...

That’s right, it a bullet train, and it’s pink. Starting this weekend, the Japanese obsession with the Hello Kitty character is expanding to the railroad, with the launch of this special machine. The ...

As we’ve previously reported, a Hello Kitty-themed train was set to begin service in Western Japan this summer and now we know the date service is set to commence. Last Friday, West Japan Railway Co.

The collaboration aims to revitalize regional communities in western Japan. The livery will be decorated in pink ribbons and Hello Kitty’s signature bow. (Source: West Japan Railway Company/Sanrio Co.

This train is purr-fect for Hello Kitty fans. Next month, the West Japan Railway Company will debut a flashy new bullet train decked out in brightly colored decor that features the long-popular Sanrio ...