Just had a look at preview version from Kobo. It doesn't have a problem with italics in calibre on my Linux work box. I cannot test on Windows at the moment. This doesn't have anything unusual in the code, but, the previews can be different to the full versions.
Which version are you looking at? The kepub version downloaded by the device or Kobo desktop app? Or the epub downloaded from the Kobo web site? Trying the other version might be give different results.
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