Licca-chan, which outsells Barbie in Japan, is set to make a comeback to the US this year. Licca-chan was designed by the woman who worked on the very first Barbie dolls, which for some reason Mattel doesn’t want you to know were made entirely in Japan. blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/an-america...

An American Icon, Made in JapanBarbie has a secret: she may have been dreamed up in the US, but she came to life in a Tokyo hotel room.blog.pureinventionbook.com