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Tokyo's Hello Kitty theme park closed for 'terrorist' security alert

TOKYO (Reuters) - A theme park in Tokyo featuring the Hello Kitty character closed on Saturday because of an e-mailed "terrorist alert", the operator said. "We will be temporarily closed today ...
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Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo closed after ‘terrorist threat’

(CNN) — A Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo has been forced to close for the day after it received a “terror threat,” its operator said. Sanrio Puroland, also ...

At 50, Hello Kitty is as 'kawaii' and lucrative as ever

Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character's fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour.
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China to get 150 acres of cute - kitschy Hello Kitty theme park

A $215 million Hello Kitty theme park celebrating the cute cartoon cat with a cultlike following will open in China in 2014. Construction is expected to begin in July on the 150-acre theme park ...