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Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Hard-working Japanese businesses and creators are banding together to drive what is now one of Japan's most valuable assets.
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 12, 2026
Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them
Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by plane, spends freely and is, increasingly, what Tokyo is banking its economic future on. Last year, 42.7 million foreign visitors arrived in the country, a record that shattered the previous year’s high by nearly 16 per cent. Now Tokyo wants to turn that surge into something more lasting: a permanent pillar of growth to rival, or even outlast, the industries that built modern Japan. To achieve that...
Korea Times News
· Jul 10, 2026
Character fair aims to turn Korea's IP boom into global business
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· Jul 10, 2026
Industri EV perlu diimbangi lonjakan nilai tambah domestik
KUALA LUMPUR: Pembangunan industri kenderaan elektrik (EV) negara tidak wajar disandarkan kepada kemasukan pelaburan asing semata-mata. Menteri Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (gambar) berkata, ia harus diimbangi dengan lonjakan nilai tambah domestik, pemerkasaan rangkaian vendor tempatan dan pelaksanaan pemindahan teknologi. “Langkah strategik ini amat penting bagi memastikan ekosistem automotif tempatan kekal ... Read more The post Industri EV perlu diimbangi lonjakan nilai tambah domestik appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
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· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jul 5, 2026
Japanese Investors Do Not Fund Korean Success: They Fund Japan Readiness
Japanese startups have looked to Korea for ideas, while Korean startups increasingly see Japan as their next growth market. On paper, the opportunity appears stronger than ever, supported by new government programs, startup centers, investment summits, and growing business activity between the two countries. Yet one assumption continues to create unnecessary friction. Success in Korea [] The post Japanese Investors Do Not Fund Korean Success: They Fund Japan Readiness first appeared on KoreaTechDesk | Korean Startup and Technology News.
BOL News
· Jun 29, 2026
China expands export restrictions on Japan, targeting drone, nuclear, and defense institutes
Japan has been working to reduce reliance on China. The post China expands export restrictions on Japan, targeting drone, nuclear, and defense institutes appeared first on BOL News.
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