A new Moomin shop has opened in Tokyo’s Ginza district, offering high-end products and traditional merchandise related to the white hippo-like characters of the popular Finnish book series by ...

Rights and Brands Japan said it had given DHC the rights to sell merchandise using Moomin characters in September. Kumiko Ito, president of Rights and Brands Japan, told The Asahi Shimbun that ...

Licensing agreements grant manufacturers the right to produce and sell merchandise featuring characters that are protected as intellectual property. In addition to Moomin, the joint venture ...