New Japanese Media Report On South Korean Copies Of Japanese Products
Following last month’s obsession with Chinese copies of Japanese products and Disney theme parks, comes this report from FTV’s investigative team on blatant copies of Japanese products that can be found in South Korean supermarkets:
Most shocking of all? Perhaps the fact that Lotte, a company that was founded in Japan, has been selling imitation Pocky in South Korea since the 1980′s. Lotte Korea has even copied promotional ideas that Pocky’s creators originated. Unfortunately, South Korean law protects the companies that have copied Japanese snack products, and there isn’t much Japanese companies can do at all, especially for products that were created during a peroid when Japanese imports to South Korea were restricted.
[Via Neomarxisme]
