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Pictures: Hello Kitty exhibition in Tokyo, Japan

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A woman looks at a crystal studded Hello Kitty in Tokyo
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The character Hello Kitty is massive in Japan and around the world, so the diamond company Swarovski has made a show dedicated to her.

Woman looks at an artwork of Hello Kitty at an event called House of Hello Kitty in Tokyo
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The show wasn't just about diamonds... check out this bizarre arty version of Hello Kitty with a red Gaga-inspired bow hairband!

A woman looks at an artwork based on Hello Kitty in Tokyo
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Hello Kitty is a character made up by a Japanese company, but in her official profile it says her full name is Kitty White and she was born on 1 November in a suburb of London.

Hello Kitty shaped ornaments hanging from a chandelier
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Her favourite food is homemade apple pie, and her favourite word is friendship.

A crystal studded Hello Kitty on show in Tokyo, Japan
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Hello Kitty products like dolls, bags and keyrings are sold around the world, and they're worth more than £500m each year to the company that makes them.

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The nine pieces of Hello Kitty art will go on sale on an internet auction site, and the money will be donated to helping the victims of Japan's earthquake.