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A Japanese Barbie commercial from 1994 promoting the new “Paint n’ Dazzle” model. 💡 Fun fact: The first-ever Barbie doll was manufactured in Japan in 1959. When the iconic American toy hit Japanese markets, however, it flopped. Barbie’s adult-like features and Western beauty standards didn’t appeal to Japanese children, who much preferred the doe-eyed “Licca-chan” doll. It wasn’t until the 1980s, when Mattel teamed up with Takara (the Japanese toy company behind Licca) to create a Barbie tailor