Hello Kitty Named as J-Pop Summer Festival Co-Chair

Sanrio’s figurehead Hello Kitty joins Dana Lewis, executive director of the Japan Society of Northern California, and Paul Osaki, executive director of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, as co-chairs for the upcoming J-Pop Summer Festival this August 15, 2009. This will be the first annual J-Pop Festival, and will run from 11 A.M. to 6 P.M, in San Francisco Japantown. The event is also a celebration of the opening of the “New People” building, which is touted to be one of the biggest hotspots of SF, and the only one to exclusively offer people more than a taste of Japanese popular culture.

The event is free and open to the public, so if you live in the area, do drop by!