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Pure product' - "We'd be foolishly cynical to say that we don't need these soft, fluffy, pink things," Christine ... is the epitome of Japan's "kawaii", or cute, soft power, and she is the mascot ...

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The character is beloved by millions worldwide and has been the face of its parent company, Sanrio, for half a century.