Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. said Friday that its Hong Kong-based joint venture has acquired exclusive licensing rights for the popular Finnish Moomin characters in South Korea, citing a ...

Tove Jansson’s beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown.

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 ...

DHC Corp. has been asked to stop producing items tied to the Moomin characters created by Finnish author Tove Jansson in response to racial slurs made by the chairman of the leading Japanese ...