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Japan-US diplomatic dispute over character copyright

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Latest: Japan requests U.S. halt on using video game characters for political propaganda

The Japanese government has formally requested that the United States halt the use of Japanese video game and anime characters in political messaging. The dispute arose after various U.S. agencies used intellectual prope