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"The President Has Cancer" "We're Going Bankrupt, Help Us" - Fake Advertisements and Products Deceiving Tochigi Leather Are rampant... the Root Cause of the Destruction of "Local Brands"

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A fake advertisement for Tochigi Leather, a long-established leather workshop in Tochigi Prefecture, has become a hot topic. While there have been many cases in the past where counterfeit goods from famous brands have been sold online, the problem has recently spread to local brands.
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A fake advertisement for Tochigi Leather, a long-established leather workshop in Tochigi Prefecture, has become a hot topic. While there have been many cases in the past where counterfeit goods from famous brands have been sold online, the problem has recently spread to local brands.

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toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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