This important announcement took place on July 3 at the first ever 'Hello, Friends in Tokyo' conference held at the new Shibuya Hikarie Hall.

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Say hello to my little friends.

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The reason, she told the counselor, was that one of her friends likes princess toys and the other likes Hello Kitty.

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To set up a BeKnown account, you must invite friends on Facebook or other accounts like Twitter, Gmail and (hello, competition) LinkedIn.

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That's where the girl and her friends, whom she "loves, " began talking about a "princess" bubble blower and a Hello Kitty bubble gun.

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In a world in which an online presence is becoming a standard accompaniment to real life, online communities and presences can quickly go from feeling limited to close friends and family to a place where, should they want to, a foreign government can pop in and say hello.

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