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"Japan is not happy with the US government's habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts"

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"Japan is not happy with the US government's habit of using images from Japanese videogames in its political rhetoric, which has included racist, war-mongering social media posts"

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago

Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts

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It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.

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the moment nintendo allowed them to use pokemon memes, its too late.

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