Japan’s WEGO fashion brand is latest firm to feel force of Chinese consumer backlash

Japanese fashion brand WEGO has scrapped a plan to launch a new range in collaboration with the hit anime and manga franchise My Hero Academia after it triggered an angry backlash from Chinese consumers. The Tokyo-based company triggered an outcry on Chinese social media after announcing it would release an exclusive range of My Hero Academia-themed clothing. The franchise was widely condemned in China over a 2020 controversy about a character that conducted lethal human experiments – a topic...