Sanrio Cuts Ties With Vivant Amid China Backlash
Sanrio announced Wednesday that it was cutting ties with the popular Japanese TV drama Vivant following criticism in China over the series’ depiction of Chinese agents torturing a Japanese operative. The company behind Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and My Melody said in a post on its official Weibo account that the program contained “expressions inconsistent with […] The post Sanrio Cuts Ties With…
We haven't written up this one. Tokyo Weekender has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
