Japan sends Hello Kitty into space

Let's promote high tech industry and engineer economic growth with, Hello Kitty?

I am so happy that my taxes go to funding Hello Kitty. Thank God they were not wasted on something stupid like Defense, homelessness, child welfare or debt reduction.

I was excited by the headline. Hopefully, once being launched into space, we will never have to be inflicted with Kitty again here on Earth. I wonder how much the corporation spent to fund this stellar advertising project.

Is it worth 1 billion yen from tax revenue? Sanrio must have paid cost of the meaningless mission..

And may she stay there!!!!

I move that a better idea would be to send the government and bureaucracy to space, and relieve Japan of the burden they constantly impose on this poor country.

Japan’s ambassador of cute, is on a government-funded mission to space.

How much is this costing? I can't believe priorities in Japan

Should have sent Domo.

Now, now, I am glad Tokyo has the priorities right. Kitty-chan is far more important than the falling economy, Article 9, China and Korea problems, an ageing and shrinking population, and Fukushima. Come on now - chant with me - cute, cute, cute ...

I miss the Beautiful Japan days.

Of course, who else ?

Why Hello Kitty? Do they want to promote science to kid girls?

I agree with @gogogo

This "government-funded mission" is a waste of money... There must be better ways to use it...

'Japan's ambassador of cute'. I can feel my teeth rotting just reading such syrupy nonsense.

Hello Kitty! Good bye credibility!

Goodbye Kitty. You have my permission to stay there forever.