I summon the Hello Kitty 40K picture

/I'd post it if I had it

Ha! Japanese government's version of 'fark you'.

I've always hated this stupid cartoon character. It was everywhere when I was station in Hawaii, 26 years ago. It was enough to make you go postal.

Hello Kitty has been a pioneer of capitalism since the '70s, so why not?

i really like the fact that Hello Kitty on the Sanrio (new window)site looks like a hooker.

And she winks.

/went to the website to see if she really doesn't have a mouth
//weirded out

The choice may be somewhat appropriate, but I'm still haunted by the thought that this deserves a big ol' facepalm on behalf of humanity.

I love Japan

Better ambassador:

Hmm, Hello Kitty is good I suppose. But I would have voted for this woman instead:

Smart? No.

Appropriate? Yes.

It should've been Gedde Watanabe.

DDDOOOONNNGGGG, where is my automobile??

Japan will on Monday appoint the mouthless feline cartoon character Hello Kitty as a goodwill tourism ambassador in China and Hong Kong

How apropos.

Am I the only one who hates when they do this:
Hello Kitty to be appointed Japan's tourism ambassador: report

Instead of this:
Report: Hello Kitty to be appointed Japan's tourism ambassador

Heck. They could have taken the 'report' out of the headline altogether.

The Japanese. You gotta love them.

What? It's like pen or something.

China better be cool or Hello Kitty goes home and the new ambassador presents his credentials:

KnittingKnerd


/went to the website to see if she really doesn't have a mouth


Oh, but she does. Big enough to swallow Brooke Shields' kid.

Link (new window)

Don't mention the war.

Danack: karasoth: I summon the Hello Kitty 40K picture

/I'd post it if I had it


I think this may be more 'diplomatic'

No, it's Japan. It's gotta be an armored suit or robot.

I guess Doraemon was too busy with South Korea.

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Breaking news -- Japanese officials can be bought!!!

The Japanese are the essence of a homogeneous culture. Perfect for in-depth study, bring plenty of rope and wide round eyes.

/blessings to Miyazaki

Pvt Joker
Genuine Coke-into-keyboard moment.

Well, given that the Japanese have already deified her, appointing Hello Kitty as an ambassdor is no big stretch.

LGT pic of Kitty-kami's shrine in Sanrio Puroland. For the lazy, here it is:

Here in Chengdu there is a Hello Kitty bra and panties shop.

Hello Pussy.

Yes, I'm sure that a plastic cat will make these areas forget completely about the death camps and gang rapes that Japans earlier ambassadors brought with them.

Visit Japan campaign? It might actually work if the citizens of Japan weren't so xenophobic.

You know who else liked Hello Kitty?

I guess you gotta be a girl to appreciate Hello Kitty.

Just love her.

/Way too much HK stuff for a grown woman, but I don't care!

Hello Kitty should stick with what she does best:
Be a cheap, renewable source of electric power!

I have no mouth and must scream...

hello kitty...um...kitty stimulator?

saw some porn star on hbo talking about it one night. katie morgan maybe?

Link

Yeah that's obviously not a pen, lol... Link (new window) Saw these things years ago

Oh, cute.

I'm sure all my Chinese friends will forgive-and-forget Nanjing now.

280$ for a Hello kitty fake diamond wrist watch? You gotta be kidding me...

Ohh wait, its the ambassador of Japan. Ok so that means if I wear this I have the get out of jail free card?

Meh, until the next time some reporter stumbles on this and it gets greenlit yet again. Amusing you slobbering hicks is like pissing in the wind.

When we were in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year (2007), a couple got married by Hello Kitty in the subway station. It made the local news and everything. This is a picture taken the day before the ceremony. People didn't know what this display was doing in the subway.

DanThe1Man: What? It's like pen or something.

That is actually a shoulder massager. Yes SHOULDERS!

You didnt think it was used for another sensitive area did you?
Thinking with your ***** as I can see.



See? Shoulder massager.

/Yes Im kidding.

Yes I made a Lolhellokitty.

I too, think that Doraemon would've made a great ambassador too. Both are very well recognised all across Asia.