For those few Hello Kitty fans out there ...
... which seems to include every female in my extended family, by blood and by notion, this is an interesting piece of news from Salon.com.
Apparently the Japanese believe this will lead to increased tourism in Japan. Maybe our "High Country" (so-called for altitude, not chemical-induced attitude) could call upon Yosef as an official ambassador to the Olympics.
Maybe not.
... which seems to include every female in my extended family, by blood and by notion, this is an interesting piece of news from Salon.com.
Hello Kitty — Japan's ubiquitous ambassador of cute — has built up an impressive resume over the years. Global marketing phenom. Fashion diva. Pop culture icon. Now the moonfaced feline can add "government envoy" to the list. The tourism ministry on Monday named Hello Kitty as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong Kong, two places where she is wildly popular among kids and young women.
Apparently the Japanese believe this will lead to increased tourism in Japan. Maybe our "High Country" (so-called for altitude, not chemical-induced attitude) could call upon Yosef as an official ambassador to the Olympics.
Maybe not.
posted by Clemens | 11:04 AM
1 Comments:
Oh God, no! And you linked to a photo of the dignified statue -- here's the actual mascot:
http://blueridgeblog.blogs.com/blue_ridge_blog/yosef/index.html
I think I'd like to nominate Ken Peacock as mascot for High Country Tourism instead. He's cuddly, everyone loves him and he makes a great video. And he's already helped sell App State as HOT HOT HOT!
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