Uniqlo · Legal & Risk
Recurring PR Scandals with Ethical and Regulatory Implications
StableSteadyLast updated: 25 October 2026
Retail Brands summary
Uniqlo has a history of PR scandals that carry ethical and potential regulatory implications, including controversies over its hijab line in Malaysia, backlash in China concerning Xinjiang cotton comments (which led to a French investigation), and an ad accused of mocking wartime sexual slavery victims in South Korea.
Key facts
- Brand
- Uniqlo
- Signal category
- Legal & Risk
- Current status
- Stable
- Direction
- Steady
- Importance
- Medium
- Scope
- Regional
- Markets
- China, South Korea, Malaysia
- Sources
- 2 (puck.news, scmp.com)
- Last updated
- 25 October 2026
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