Hello Kitty has shown up in two places this past week. The Hearts Dental Clinic has remodeled and has become a Hello Kitty themed dentist office. The owner stated that the remodel was done to have a different image than the “painful, scary image” of dentist office. The Hearts Dental Clinic is located in Tokyo’s Kota ward. Then Japan Airlines, Tokyo FM Broadcasting and Sanrio is sponsoring a Hello Kitty themed airliner. It is being done to raise awareness of cervical cancer as part of the ‘Hellosmile” project. The jetliner flies from Toyko’s Handeo Airport to Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Okinawa until December.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-15/hello-kitty-dental-clinic-opens-in-tokyo
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-16/hello-kitty-jet-raises-cervical-cancer-awareness