"Japanese officials have repeatedly requested that the U.S. government stop its meme posting involving characters and franchises such as Mario, Pokémon and Naruto. Since March, the Japanese government has repeatedly called out the US regarding the unauthorized use of anime and game IPs in the Trump administration's social media posts. These moves have been driven in part by backlash and petitions from Japanese fans, which have drawn more attention to the issue." https://www.ign.com/articles/the-us-governments-mario-pokmon-and-naruto-meme-posting-could-damage-these-franchises-japanese-officials-warn