Meiji (明治) is the trade name of a pharmaceutical and confectionery company in Japan that manufactures a wide range of products. In 2001, they used the PaRappa franchise to promote the sales of their bubblegum, providing PaRappa BubbleGum in Collectable Bubblegum Wrappers. The wrapping would feature one of the main characters from the TV Animation, drawn by Rodney Alan Greenblat.