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. Official US government social media accounts, including The White House’s X account, have posted various memes and videos using characters from popular Japanese anime and games over the past year. They have also sparked backlash from Japanese anime fans. The organizer claims to have submitted their petition to the Japanese Cabinet Office back in March, as well as alerting Japanese politicians to the US government’s unauthorized use of Japanese IPs, potentially drawing more official attention to the issue.