Istanbul hosts hello kitty

Istanbul hosts hello kitty

ISTANBUL
Istanbul hosts hello kitty

This airplane shows the face of Hello Kitty, Japan’s popular animation figure. REUTERS photo

The Japanese company, Sanrio, plans to open a 3,000 square-meter Hello Kitty World store in Istanbul with a $15 million investment, according to a company press release.

Hello Kitty World sells a large range of products including dolls, stickers, greeting cards, clothes, accessories, stationary, purses and home appliances based on a cartoon figure created in Japan in the 1970’s.

The firm’s annual turnover is about $6 billion, the press release said. The investment decision is expected to be revealed later in this month.