Hello Kitty Monstrosity of the Day: HK is Japan's New Tourism Ambassador

This is fresh from my inbox, courtesy of the Coffee Pot Dictator himself. I'll have you know that he commented on this story thus: "Mwahahahahaha!" Evil, sheer evil.

Come, gentle reader! Feast your terror-stricken eyes on this headline: "Hello Kitty Named Japan Tourism Ambassador."

In this capacity, she is actually an envoy of the Japanese government. Is this the Imperialism of Cuteness?

A photo follows of Hello Kitty with Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba. The horror, the horror!