Japan wants Trump to stop using Pokémon, Nintendo in memes without permission
Japan’s Foreign Ministry contacted the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo at least three times after Japanese characters and games appeared in official U.S. political messaging.
Japan has repeatedly asked the Trump administration to stop using Japanese intellectual property without permission after anime and video game characters from popular franchises appeared in multiple official U.S. government posts. The White House and several U.S. departments have used materia…
