Hello Kitty owner Sanrio axes Japan show ties after China furore
Sanrio ends association with Netflix TV drama Vivant after Chinese state media decried portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents as a ‘deliberate smear’ The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state…
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- 2026-10-29 03:16 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-29 04:15 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 04:41 UTCSCMP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 05:25 UTCClub of Mozambique same text as Straits Times · clubofmozambique.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 06:38 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
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