#Latest news with #ChiikawaHappyMealNikkei Asiaa day agoEntertainmentNikkei Asia$70 for a Happy Meal toy? Resellers snap up popular charactersTOKYO -- Chiikawa Happy Meal toys offered by McDonald's Japan unit delight not just the children they are marketed to but online resellers -- critics call them scalpers -- who are cashing in on their popularity with collectors at home and abroad. Since the fast food chain began including the toys in its Happy Meals in mid-May, they have been showing up on e-commerce sites at inflated prices in Japan, as well as on eBay and other platforms abroad, highlighting the insatiable demand for Japanese anime characters among fans.
Nikkei Asiaa day agoEntertainmentNikkei Asia$70 for a Happy Meal toy? Resellers snap up popular charactersTOKYO -- Chiikawa Happy Meal toys offered by McDonald's Japan unit delight not just the children they are marketed to but online resellers -- critics call them scalpers -- who are cashing in on their popularity with collectors at home and abroad. Since the fast food chain began including the toys in its Happy Meals in mid-May, they have been showing up on e-commerce sites at inflated prices in Japan, as well as on eBay and other platforms abroad, highlighting the insatiable demand for Japanese anime characters among fans.
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