{
  "id": 17035420,
  "title": "Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hello-kitty-company-cuts-ties-with-japanese-spy-show-after-china-17035420",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/hello-kitty-japanese-spy-show-vivant-china-outcry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sanrio ends association with TV drama Vivant after China says portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents is ‘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 media and netizens condemned the show’s “deliberate smears” against China. Sanrio, a Japanese firm whose characters are popular…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hello-kitty-maker-cuts-ties-with-japanese-spy-drama-after-china",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:16:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Hello Kitty maker Sanrio cuts ties with TV spy show after China backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hello-kitty-maker-sanrio-cuts-ties-with-tv-spy-show-after-china",
        "published": "2026-10-29T05:50:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}