Hello Kitty firm apologizes, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China backlash

Japan Today29 October 2026, 21:41 UTCJapan

Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the popular character Hello Kitty, apologized on Thursday over its tie-up with a TV spy drama criticized as anti-China, cancelling a merchandise collaboration…

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