Japan’s health ministry sets new guidelines for tie-up ads in movies and TV shows
The move came after a poster promoting support for cancer patients that the ministry created in a tie-up with a film drew criticism on social media.
The move came after a poster promoting support for cancer patients that the ministry created in a tie-up with a film drew criticism on social media.
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