[caption id="attachment_255" align="aligncenter" width="500"]Hello Kitty cartoon characters wave to the audience at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) Hello Kitty cartoon characters wave to the audience at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi and a Hello Kitty cartoon character pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi and a Hello Kitty cartoon character pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_256" align="aligncenter" width="500"]Hello Kitty cartoon characters pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) Hello Kitty cartoon characters pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="aligncenter" width="500"]Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi and a Hello Kitty cartoon character pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi and a Hello Kitty cartoon character pose for pictures at Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1, 2013. A ball was held on Friday at the Sanrio Puroland theme park in Tokyo to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty in 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)[/caption]