Japanese KitKats
First-ever collaboration is like a good-luck talisman for a certain group of people in Japan.
This tie-up collaboration swings both ways, with new KitKat items at the ice cream chain for a limited time as well.
Pssst, Nestlé — that character’s not Japanese and you’re playing into problematic Asian stereotypes.




















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