Backlash grows in Japan over Trumps use of Naruto Pokémon and other anime icons

fr: Polygon.com – News at https://www.polygon.com June 11, 2026 at 01:04PM U.S. President Donald Trump is in hot water with anime fans, as his ongoing use of storied characters and gaming imagery on social media draws criticism across the globe. Nowhere are his antics more vilified than in Japan, where a now four-month-old petition has already amassed thousands of signatures… 

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