The Other China-Japan Dispute

By Greg Scoblete
December 20, 2010

It's over a giant robot statue:

'Sotsu Co. is investigating whether a Chinese amusement park copied the design of a large statue of the Gundam robot, first built in Japan last year to resemble the huge fighting machines in the legendary Japanese anime series â??Mobile Suit Gundam.â?

The Tokyo-based company, which manages the copyrights to the comic series, said it started looking into the matter after an outsider alerted the company about the statue last week. The company hasnâ??t been in direct contact with Floraland, the Chengdu-based amusement park in question, according to a company spokeswoman.

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You can view photos of the robot in question here.

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