Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

The central government originally created Cool Japan Fund Inc. in 2013 to support overseas sales of cultural products such as anime and Japanese cuisine, and saw it as a potential winner that ...

the Cool Japan Matching Award), it showcases some of the most innovative projects coming out of Japan. Through the years the entries have consistently drawn on Japan’s natural, cultural and ...

Cool Japan Fund was established in 2013 with the objective of supporting sales overseas of cultural products, such as anime and Japanese cuisine. As of the end of March 2022, the government had ...

Kiuchi Minoru, Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy, said the expo is a perfect opportunity to promote Japanese culture as visitors will come from around the world. Kiuchi added that he ...

Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan's prime minister ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a fashion show to tout a "cute, lively and cool" Japan. Surrounded on stage by members of an ...

Cool Japan export promotion policies suggest that the long-accepted dichotomy of promoting free trade in cultural goods/services versus protecting cultural diversity is, in fact, not a trade-off, and ...