Japanese Officials Keep Lobbying Trump To Stop Posting Political Memes That Involve Franchises Like Mario, Pokémon, And Naruto
Kotaku | 07.08.2026 00:25
Government officials in Japan have reportedly asked the Trump administration multiple times to stop using franchises like Pokémon, Nintendo, Naruto, and more in the political slop it posts on social media. According to Mainichi Shimbun this week (via IGN), requests have been made by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as recently as June to try to get the Trump administration to essentially cut that shit out.
