Japan government to support domestic digital content overseas
The government has compiled a package of measures to promote domestic digital content, such as anime and films, in foreign markets. The package, put together at a ministerial meeting Friday, includes multi-year support for the digital content industry’s overseas expansion. Specificall…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1375050/japan-government-to-support-domestic-digital-content-overseas/ Japan government to support domestic digital content overseas #anime #film #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseFilm #news The government has compiled a package of measures to promote domestic digital content, such as anime and films, in foreign markets. The package, put together at a ministerial meeting Friday, includes multi-year support for the digital content industry’s overseas expansion. Specifically, it calls for increasing subsidies to help the
The government has compiled a package of measures to promote domestic digital content, such as anime and films, in foreign markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/21/japan/government-support-digital-content-overseas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #anime #film #japanesefilm
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Japan to boost support for its anime and film industry
The government plans to expand support for the domestic content industry to boost exports of anime and films, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The plan comes as the country aims to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033.…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1372312/japan-to-boost-support-for-its-anime-and-film-industry/ Japan to boost support for its anime and film industry #anime #film #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseFilm #JapaneseNews #METI #news The government plans to expand support for the domestic content industry to boost exports of anime and films, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The plan comes as the country aims to triple overseas revenue from Japanese content to ¥20 trillion in 2033. As part of the plan, the government is c
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