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Why Has a Giant ‘Hello Kitty’ Just Landed in New York?

Color Me Crazy

The idea is that New Yorkers fill up the 9-foot Hello Kitty, plonked outside the Japan Society, with personal objects. Is Japan’s kitschy pop culture all in jest?

Liza Foreman

Published May 12 2015 5:15AM EDT

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Liza Foreman

Liza Foreman

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