Ms. Perry and Mr. Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, posed together in photos and videos on Instagram, making them “Instagram official.”

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Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan.

The publisher of the children’s book series and the pop singer both denounced the use of their works in recent Trump administration communications.

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The closure happened in 2023, prosecutors said. As part of the video, drivers conducted doughnuts around a performer, who was charged with conspiracy to commit exhibition of speed.

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