Event · 📍 Japan · first report 30 Oct 2026, 04:10 UTC · latest 30 Oct 2026, 13:54 UTC
Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger
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- Hong Kong Free Press 30 Oct 2026, 04:10 UTC
Hello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger
Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the popular character Hello Kitty, apologised on Thursday over its tie-up with a TV spy drama criticised as anti-China, cancelling a merchandise collaboration with the show. It comes days after Chinese sponsors dropped football superstar … - South China Morning Post 30 Oct 2026, 13:54 UTC
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